Sophie Polyviou 11/08/2023 Sophie Polyviou 11/08/2023

LITH

Tripped up stones and lithic wonders.

A very rough and ready zine thrown together in a day on the work printer - the photos get pretty abstract when the toner ran low. Inspired by my friend who loved the magic in stones, and who knew the best tools are the ones you have to hand.

Sophie Polyviou 07/08/2023 Sophie Polyviou 07/08/2023

PhotoBook Cafe Summer Party

PhotoBook Cafe are having a summer party 12th - 13th August! Come along to browse some books, prints & zines and meet the makers. Celebrate and support your local DIY scene - over 30 publishers, photographers and artists involved.

Sophie Polyviou 04/08/2023 Sophie Polyviou 04/08/2023

Shutter Hub Yearbook 2023

Thanks to Shutter Hub for featuring one of my images in their annual YEARBOOK exhibition - a showcase of nearly 200 photographers from all over the world. The YEARBOOK is both a collective exhibition and a directory, aimed at editors, curators and directors looking for fresh photographic talent.

Sophie Polyviou 19/06/2023 Sophie Polyviou 19/06/2023

Photos from Crossbones Graveyard

Thanks to Bankside Open Spaces Trust for a great street party! There were hundreds of visitors to Crossbones Graveyard and the rest of the festival. Here are some installation images from the day and a little video is linked below.

Sophie Polyviou 15/06/2023 Sophie Polyviou 15/06/2023

Hello! Magazine’s Top Picks

Very nice to see that my work has been included in Hello! Magazine’s top picks for affordable artworks, in an interview with Wondering People. Thanks to Tania Leslau for choosing my work!

Sophie Polyviou 05/06/2023 Sophie Polyviou 05/06/2023

Exhibition at Crossbones Graveyard

Madre Celestial street exhibition coming soon!

Really excited to share that my project on Mexican road shrines will be shown as part of Bankside Open Spaces Festival @bostse1!And at a really fitting and mystical space no less, Crossbones Graveyard. Full details below.

Sophie Polyviou 02/06/2023 Sophie Polyviou 02/06/2023

F-Stop Magazine,Issue #119

Very happy that three of my shrine images from the series Madre Celestial have been featured in F-Stop Magazine’s Open Theme Issue.

There were about 4000 images submitted from 435 photographers - so I’m glad my images made the cut!

Sophie Polyviou 01/06/2023 Sophie Polyviou 01/06/2023

The Power of Play - Work in Progress Show

💥The Power of Play💥
I’ll be showing some images at this work in progress show by @workshowgrow artists! Join us for this weekend for a blast of creative energy!

Sophie Polyviou 29/03/2023 Sophie Polyviou 29/03/2023

Photobook Cafe Exhibition Photos

Some photos from the Madre Celestial zine launch and exhibition at Photobook Cafe, thank you to everyone who came down on the night, and to everyone who bought a zine or a print!

Sophie Polyviou 23/03/2023 Sophie Polyviou 23/03/2023

Madre Celestial now available

Finally I can share the full details of Madre Celestial, the zine I’ve been making! Hand-stitched zine features photographs of roadside shrines, street altars and spontaneous symbols of remembrance taken in Mexico.

Sophie Polyviou 08/03/2023 Sophie Polyviou 08/03/2023

Madre Celestial Zine launch at Photobook Cafe

Please join me for a margarita or two at the launch of my new zine Madre Celestial at Photobook Cafe in Shoreditch on the 22nd March!

Sophie Polyviou 27/02/2023 Sophie Polyviou 27/02/2023

Shrine Piece at Sanford Vitrine

I’m happy to have been invited to show one of my works at Sanford Vitrine.

The vitrine is a joint curatorial project between Estefi Araujo and Natalia Janula who are exhibiting artists in a vitrine attached to the Sanford Housing Coop in Deptford.

Sophie Polyviou 16/02/2023 Sophie Polyviou 16/02/2023

PhotoPrintDay Fundraiser for earthquake relief

I’m taking part in #PhotoPrintDay fundraiser, to raise money for charities helping in the wake of the #TurkeySyriaEarthquake.

Sophie Polyviou 17/12/2022 Sophie Polyviou 17/12/2022

Joining Wondering People gallery & Big Prints

I’m super psyched to share that I've joined the lovely folks over at @wondering.people, a gallery and art collective, and made some big print editions for them!

Sophie Polyviou 14/11/2022 Sophie Polyviou 14/11/2022

Southwark Park Galleries Annual Open Exhibition

I have a couple of prints on show as part of the Southwark Park Galleries Annual Open Exhibition - it’s a real celebration of creativity from across a huge spectrum of artists in various stages of their career, over 350 artists are featured in this year’s show.

Sophie Polyviou 17/10/2022 Sophie Polyviou 17/10/2022

Photographing the Landscape workshop

Thank you to architecture practice Studio Naama for inviting me to do a workshop on photographing the landscape with their students at Oxford Brookes University.