Mark Jackson | Olivia Martha | Matvei Matveev
Abdollah Nafisi | Tian Teng | Freya Fang Wang


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Relentless and restless, our tides over the past four years have travelled through the UK, China, and far beyond. We remain in constant motion — unified and driven by creativity, community, and conversation — carrying bygone memories and echoes. Our anchor — the continual pursuit of experimental curation and a visionary future for exhibitions — is the foundation that holds us firm amidst shifting currents.

From a nomadic period defined by specificity and adaptability, we are now poised to create ripples that resonate on a broader platform. Together, Tide · Anchor embraces the dynamic interplay of movement and stillness, reflecting on identity, belonging, and the spaces we claim as our own.

This inaugural exhibition brings together artists with whom we share a profound connection — those we have collaborated with in the past, those we have followed closely over time, and emerging talents we hope to grow alongside us. It speaks to reconnection: returning to familiar voices, trusted friendships, and enduring ties with artists, collectors, institutions, and our dear followers. Like a voice reaching across time and distance, Tide · Anchor reflects the rhythm of departure and return, of venturing out only to find grounding in what is known and trusted.




Featuring Artists


Mark Jackson (b.1976, United Kingdom) lives and works in London. His work considers themes of subjectivity and authorship, exploring how these concepts intersect with shifts in the technological, philosophical and cultural landscape. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘psychic surface’ at Castor Gallery (2024) and ‘turtles all the way down’ at OHSH Projects (2023). In 2024, Jackson was featured in group exhibitions across New York, Los Angeles, Leipzig, London, and Burgundy. In addition to his artistic practice, Jackson teaches and writes. His recent writing projects include an interview with Richard Aldrich (2024) and an article on Rita Ackermann (2021), both for Turps Magazine.
 

Olivia Martha (b.1998, Belgium) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan artist based in London, currently completing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, where she was awarded the Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship, after graduating from Camberwell BA Fine Art in 2024. Her practice constructs speculative visual spaces that function as evolving systems of thought, where imagination unfolds through an interplay of structure and fluidity.
 

Matvei Matveev (b. 1996, Russia) is a Russian-German artist working between London and Riga. He completed his MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in 2023, following a BA in War Studies from King's College London. His practice embraces the unpredictability of process, where control is relinquished in favour of material response.
 

Abdollah Nafisi (b. 1982, Iran) lives and works in West Sussex, UK. He spent several years traveling with Iran's nomadic tribes, immersing himself in their craft legacy and studying the improvisation techniques of the handmade rugs and kilims created in direct response to their landscape. After researching Oriental carpet design and photography, he subsequently trained in traditional Japanese joinery, and later graduated with an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 2023. He has appeared as a master maker on the BBC, featured in a range of international publications and exhibited and performed in a number of shows in London, including Frieze 2022. 
 

Tian Teng (b.1996 , China) is an oil painter, who achieved her bachelor's degree from University of Arts Utrecht (NL) and is currently pursuing MA Painting in Royal College of Arts (RCA). She is a recipient of the Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award. In her recent work, she explores the process of assembling various images from her personal photo album into a single frame. Each element represents a unique fragment of her life, carrying personal memories and significance. By separating them from their original context and reorganizing them, her role as an artist expands -- she becomes not just an artist, but also an editor, curator and director of her own world. As for the deeper meaning of her work, she believes that the best ending is always the open ending.

 
Freya Fang Wang (b. 1986, China) is a London-based artist whose practice is deeply rooted in Chinese philosophy and culture. She holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London (2023), and a BA in Mural Painting from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (2010). Her immersive and dynamic paintings explore the Tao – a cosmic force which is believed to flow through all things and bind them as one together. A belief in our connectedness with the natural world is at the centre of Freya’s practice and inspires her large-scale meditative works, which speak to contemporary philosophical concerns around the climate and spirituality.