• Origins exhibition, opening 5th March 2015, London, UK.
• Exploring the fascinating traditions and raw beauty of humankind
• HEIST is London’s first fine art photography anti-gallery; bridging the divide between artists and collectors

Opening on March 5, HEIST are proud to present their latest exhibition, Origins. The fine art photography exhibition will be a celebration of places and people who have remained largely unchanged for centuries, capturing the fascinating traditions and raw beauty throughout the world.

The exhibition will explore the effects of globalisation through the prism of indigenous cultures. Origins aims to question whether the forces of globalisation have eroded our sense of identity and isolated us from nature and the traditions that make us unique. Origins also asks viewers to consider the lessons the ‘developed world’ can learn from indigenous populations, such as how to address modern problems that are, for the most part, a result of modern lifestyles.

HEIST founder, Mashael Al-Rushaid, said of the exhibition; “We have found ourselves living on a planet whose citizens are slowly forming uniform pan-global identities, in which people are increasingly beginning to sound alike, act alike and believe in the same things. Despite the great contributions that the march towards modernity has made towards our civilisations, it has started to strip us of what makes us fundamentally unique, what makes us human.”

The Origins exhibition underlines the fact that these people, untouched by globalisation, have maintained a sense of uniqueness. Al-Rushaid explains that “The cultures we celebrate in this exhibition have their own sense of fashion, unaffected by anything except their own environment, personal self-expression and their sense of morality – defined through their instincts and the families around them.”

Origins will also feature sculptures from Patrick Colhoun’s TRIPTYCH of COHORTS, which will be displayed alongside a life-sized marble sculpture entitled ‘Sacrifice’ by Egyptian sculptor Khaled Zaki. In the Heist tradition of transforming the space to create an immersive aesthetic environment for the artwork, Heist will be working with artists from a Lagos-based museum to transform the gallery in the style of a traditional Yoruba home, an ethnic group native to South-West Nigeria. The exhibition will also include handmade artefacts from local artisans in Africa and the Middle East.

Heist’s Origins exhibition will feature pieces from internationally renowned photographers including:

Notes to Editors:

About Origins
Origins is Heist’s fourth exhibition and will be a celebration of places and people, who have remained largely unchanged for centuries, capturing the fascinating traditions and raw beauty, special to these places.
The exhibition will explore the effects of globalisation through the prism of indigenous cultures. Origins aims to question whether the forces of globalisation have eroded our sense of identity and isolated us from nature and the traditions that make us unique. Origins also asks viewers to consider the lessons the ‘developed world’ can learn from indigenous populations, such as how to address modern problems that are, for the most part, a result of modern lifestyles.
Origins will feature works from internationally renowned photographers including Fashion photographer and co-founder of Dazed and Confused Magazine, Rankin; Forbes 30 Brightest under 30 for Art & Design, Claire Rosen; Vatican commissioned interior photographer Massimo Listri; Jimmy Nelson; Mario Marino; Jean Claude Moschetti;, Xavier Guardans. The exhibition will also feature sculptures by Khaled Zaki and Patrick Colhoun, whose pieces, TRIPTYCH of COHORTS, will be displayed.
Origins exhibition opens on 5 March 2015.

About HEIST
HEIST is a fine art photography anti-gallery in Notting Hill under the direction of Mashael Al-Rushaid, fine art photography lover and businesswoman. As a photography enthusiast and an advocate of impressionist modern art, HEIST is the natural combination of Al-Rushaid’s passion for art with her love of innovation.
Located in a residential property in Notting Hill, HEIST’s offline space creates an immersive art experience for appreciators of fine art photography. The space combines photography, food and performance art to create an unforgettable, experiential engagement with fine art photography. HEIST supports the online space by showcasing exhibitions and hosting private dinners and workshops.
www.heist-online.com
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