Nowhere, Now Here

Nowhere, Now Here, a group exhibition of contemporary art and design that brings together artists whose practices explore identity, belonging, and the experience of navigating constant change. Taking place from 17–21 September 2025 at Batsford Gallery as part of the London Design Festival, the exhibition showcases a range of visual and design practices that reflect on in-betweenness, adaptation, and fluid selfhood. The exhibition also featured the launch of a new publication, Nowhere, Now Here: At Curator’s Table, and a free artist-led participatory workshop open to all visitors. 

Inspired by the Buddhist concept of Pratītyasamutpāda Śūnyatā — the idea that all things arise through interdependence and hold no fixed essence — Nowhere, Now Here invites visitors to reflect on transition, displacement, hybridity, and the fluidity of self. Rather than asking “Where are you from?”, the exhibition asks “What are you moving through?” 

Spanning painting, sculpture, printmaking, speculative design, illustration, and installation, this exhibition reflects a wide range of artistic languages and cultural perspectives. Each artist responds to the concept of “moving through” based on their own positionality, navigating in-betweenness, living through transition, and asking without needing to answer. 

Nowhere, Now Here is as much about the artworks as it is about the unlikely gathering of artists — from different places, disciplines, and histories — who find themselves in a soft landing, here in London, in dialogue. 

Artists: Amanda Thedrica, Iris Yi-Tyng Lin, James Lang, Kuan-Yu Chou, Ludi Huang, Nohana Sayama, Quail Wang, ⁠Sylvia Liu, Yat Sze Ashley Lo, Yu Sun, Yuti Lee

Curators:Skylar Zhao, Sylvia Liu, Quail Wang