{"title": "In Search of William Hogarth in Contemporary London - Being Human Festival", "start": "2026-11-13T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hogarth's House", "address": "Hogarth Lane, W4 2QN London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography", "diy/zines", "history/modern-history"], "description": "A zine-making workshop at William Hogarth's former residence, combining photography, writing, art and history. Participants take pictures along the Thames and around the house using Polaroid cameras and phones, then document their findings in a zine to take home. Organised by Junko Theresa Mikuriya as part of the Being Human Festival, it uses Khora, a machine-learning philosophical search engine, to encourage reflection on resonances between Hogarth's time and 2026. There are ten places available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-search-of-william-hogarth-in-contemporary-london-being-hu-135679/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2528f926847af877bd602ddfa599484ca47509c4f9280948bdc8949f8642c4c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hogarth's House", "address": "Hogarth Lane, W4 2QN London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Mindful Art Observations", "start": "2026-11-09T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T10:45:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "Free, no booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Mindful Art Observations is a short drop-in session exploring the William Hogarth paintings through 'slow looking', a technique that invites you to slow down and dive deeper into the paintings through mindful observations. 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It is led by photographer Eddie Otchere, known for his portraits of 1990s and early 2000s musicians, who shares his approach to seeing and photographing the built environment. Participants photograph the Storehouse's displays, including the Kaufmann Office Suite and the Robin Hood Gardens display, then develop their film and review the images with him, leaving with their film and a digital contact sheet. No previous experience is required, and cameras, film and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/seeing-storehouse-an-analogue-photography-workshop-40098/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/bRAYzraYpq/members-analogue-photography-workshop-11-00", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4dc6ef305f477c01d0d9f98d80db26bbeae05052b206dc2554aa9e2b0d2d6c13-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Human Nature", "start": "2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-05-30T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Gunnersbury Park Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/photography", "history/local-history"], "description": "Human Nature is a free exhibition of photographs at Gunnersbury Park Museum. It was created by the museum's Young Curators, a group of young people who took part in two photography sessions led by Narvir Singh, a poet, artist, filmmaker and photographer. Their pictures show them playing in Gunnersbury Park as part of its centenary celebrations, recreating childhood wonder through games like rolling down hills and making daisy chains. For these young people, nature is never mere scenery, but a place to be wild in, to wander through and to belong to.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/human-nature-36327/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1f8f98935b86d21310a6a1ceb5cd3e0f1dd268cd6f1dcd033f90edb7b18076be-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Re-sounding the East End", "start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Idea Store", "address": "Churchill Place 2, E14 5RB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sound-art", "history/local-history"], "description": "An evening discussion about the three sound art installations 'Everything is different, nothing has changed', set in the context of the East End's social and public history. 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It is run by RIBA Learning, led by artist Lil Adams and architectural designer Edie Parfitt, drawing inspiration from the collections at The London Archives. The fabric is a travelling piece visiting venues over three years during the refurbishment of RIBA's headquarters, building a community of stitchers. 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Artist Ilaria Antolini, drawing on her 12 years of practice as a collage artist, opens the session with a short talk on techniques for collaging at speed; the focus is on experimentation and challenging your own way of working, not precision. The model will be partly nude, so participants must be 18 and over; open to everyone, including complete beginners. All core materials are provided, and everything you create is yours to take home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/workshop-life-collaging-with-ilaria-antolini-35047/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/workshop-live-collage-making-ilaria-antolini/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c0efb46e709548c54735a12a1f52cca39100f1e4ca666b39ac335a265fb1d6cb-1200.webp"}]}