The Fold was a public programme that interrogated both theory/practice and audio/visual relationships in contemporary art practice. Centre for Audio Visual Experimentation (CAVE) was initiated by me in 2016 at University of Leeds. 

Practice-based PhDs are often denigrated as hinging too much on conceptual thought and writing, yet the University of Leeds has a long history of productive and interdisciplinary research in this area.

Unveiling the School of Fine Art's new building and celebrating 20 years of the Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, The Fold presented five artists connected to the Fine Art PhD – past and present – each exploring different materialisations of thought as well as the formal qualities of ‘display’ itself.

Elizabeth Price: The Tent
7 – 25 February 2017

Bethan Hughes: Softbodies
4 – 23 March 2017

Claire Hope: Contact
28 March – 13 April 2017

Patrick Ward: Enthusiasm
25 April – 10 May 2017

Sarah Kate Wilson: Wrapped
16 May – 3 June 2017

Special thanks to Project Space interns: Danielle Goule, Jamie Hudson, Eleanor Rambellas-Roche and Anya Stewart-Maggs.