EXCHANGE OF LIGHT: LUMEN PRINT WORKSHOP WITH XINYUE

Using sunlight and organic materials, we’ll co-create photographic prints that capture traces of interaction and transformation. Each participant is invited to bring an object, thought, or piece of knowledge to exchange. Together, we’ll assemble these imprints into a collective map — a record of shared learning and dialogue.

This workshop invites you to experience exchange not just as material but as energy — a reflection of mutual learning and creativity. Through this shared act of making, we imagine a space where knowledge circulates freely and new forms of understanding emerge.

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1PM – 3PM

12 November 2025

People’s Museum Somers Town

52 Phoenix Rd, London NW1 1ES

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁!

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About the artist:

Xinyue Tao (b.1998, Kunming, China) is a London-based artist whose practice explores the subjective perception of time and space through self-identity, memory, and the unconscious. Guided by intuition, her work is primarily rooted in photography, while also extending into performance, installation, and experimental forms. She engages deeply with darkroom printing and alternative photographic processes, integrating light-sensitive materials and slow, embodied methods into her image-making. Tao also embraces collaboration as a working method, co-creating interdisciplinary works and initiating community-based workshops that foster dialogue, shared experiences, and connections. She is dedicated to creating fields of resonance where deep connections can emerge through artistic engagement.

About the People’s Museum Somers Town:

A community-led museum preserving local voices and histories — celebrating Somers Town’s radical heritage while promoting equality, sustainability, and civic engagement.