As part of our summer programme, New World Order, John Hansard Gallery welcomes Kin Structures.
Artist collective Kin Structures (Kwame Lowe and Arman Nouri) present …rooting (2025), showcasing their ongoing work creating infrastructure for cultural and community expression. Responding to the decline of community spaces, Kin Structures revitalises under-utilised community centres by transforming bureaucratic systems to better serve local populations. Their practice emphasises connection and exchange as transformative dynamics that reshape our relationships with our bodies, each other, and more-than-human networks.
Through four week-long residencies, Kin Structures will transform John Hansard Gallery into an evolving space for community engagement and organisational reflection. …rooting explores intentional presence and community learning through collaborative activities with Southampton artists, educators, and community groups, culminating in public presentations. During Kin Structures’ absence, the space will function as an installation displaying traces of their process.
This project marks the beginning of a three-year collaboration with John Hansard Gallery’s Guest Curator Jack Ky Tan, exploring artistic practice within organisational development frameworks.
Learn more about Kin Structures and their activities and artistic practice here.