Gina Soden

At the heart of my photography is a preoccupation with abandoned structures and locations. Traveling widely to undisclosed sites throughout Europe, I explore the boundaries of beauty, decay, nostalgia and neglect. The genesis of each of my pieces is often the unique architectural character of each location, heightened by their painfully slow transformation after years of abandonment.

Kate Bryan; 2012

"​Rather than taking a documentary approach, Soden breathes a sense of life into the scenes, hinting at narrative with studied compositions. Characteristically each image has a distinctly painterly aesthetic, side stepping the tendency that photography has for observational and distanced looking. Soden’s approach is lyrical and directs the viewer to explore the concepts of time and memory. The compositions feature derelict asylums, long since closed schools, ex-military compounds and famous city power stations in various stages of decay. The results are striking and poignant, at once both edgy in their contemporary aesthetic and nostalgic in their ruinous beauty.

The work is underscored by the potential controversy of gaining unlicensed access to the out of bounds areas. Every image is a product of a journey, referring both to the p...

Photography and Multimedia, Thames Valley University 2005-2007

Collections:
The Ned, London
Soho House - 40 Greek Street in London, White City House in London, Shoreditch Works in London, Royalty House in London, Babington House in Wiltshire, Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew, Amsterdam, New York, Barcelona
Hoxton Hotel, Paris
Groucho Club, London
Goldman Sachs, London
Century Club, London
Home House, London

La Gacilly Photo Festival 2025 - June to October
REJECTS 2025 at Stokey Pop Up 4- 13 July 2025
London Biennale 2025 - VII Edition 16 – 20 July 2025
The Other Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London, October 2024
Urban Art Fair, Brixton, July 2024
Whiteknights Studio Trail, Progress Theatre, Reading, June 2024
The Other Art Fair, ZeroSpace, Brooklyn, May 2024
Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire, The Base, Newbury, May 2024
The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, April 2024
The Other Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London, March 2024
Ned Suite Art Fayre, The Ned, London, October 2023
Tales from the Riverbank, Tinman Art Gallery, Cromwell Place, London, Sep 2023
Soho House Babington Art Fayre, Babington House, September 2023
Urban Art Fair, Brixton, July 2023
In Bloom group show, Victoria Law Projects, Chelsea, May-June 2023
Reclamation solo show, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, May-June 2023
Preview group show, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, April 2023
The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, March 2023
Uncovered exhibition, Kent House, London, Jan-Feb 2023
Selected for the Royal West Academy Photo Open, Bristol, Jan -May 2023
The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, September 2022
The Top 100, The Auction Collec...