Paintings, vintage portraits and original photos by Caglar Kimyoncu and Michael Achtman.
Curated by Zeynep Dagli
Sonder: The feeling one has on realizing that every other individual one sees has a life as full and real as one’s own, in which they are the central character and others, including oneself, have secondary or insignificant roles. The term was coined by John Koenig for his The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a collection of invented words for emotions that are difficult to express. Lives caught in passing or forgotten. Portraits of people and spaces. The traces we leave behind.

Image description:
A grid of four images includes a vintage sepia photo of two young women; a black and white photo of a building facade with a sign reading Creative Nails and a man in a cap visible through an upper storey window; a painting of two young boys in sailor suits, the older one with sepia coloured skin and the younger one with green coloured skin; and the back of an unaddressed postcard with a handwritten salutation in Yiddish.
Caglar Kimyoncu is a London-based transmedia artist and the director of filmpro, a disabled-led organisation of digital artists based in South London. His previous transmedia projects, funded by Arts Council England and the British Council, include COnscription (Truman Brewery, London) and What Make You Who You Are? (PSBK, Jogjakarta).
Michael Achtman is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist whose work spans narrative and non-narrative genres. He is also an audio describer and access consultant. For the past decade, he has collaborated with Deaf and disabled artists to create work that explores accessible artistic practice. His short films include Pessoa, sift.simmer.shred, Orin & Anto, and the award-winning Awake, available on BFI Player.
Event details:
ACME Glassyard Studios – Project Space
19 September – 26 October
by appointment only
call/text +44 (0)79 4451 3590
or email: intouch@filmpro.org to schedule your visit.
276 Oak Square, London SW9 9AW
closest tube: Brixton/Stockwell
Gallery is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilets. Audio description provided.
Sonder Exhibition - Audio Descriptions
Introductions and Biographies CLICK HERE to listen
Michael’s work CLICK HERE to Listen
Caglar’s work CLICK HERE to listen