27 February 2025
‘Imaging Peace’ a new outdoor exhibition featuring global community peace photography projects and research by Dr Tiffany Fairey, to open on the Strand.
From March 2025, the pedestrianised area of London’s Strand will be home to ‘Imaging Peace’ a new outdoor exhibition led by Dr Tiffany Fairey and produced by King’s Culture.
Located just steps away from Somerset House and The Courtauld, Imaging Peace will platform community peace photography projects from conflict-affected locations around the world, including Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Colombia, Rwanda and Nepal.
Presenting compelling images taken by people whose lives have been directly shaped by war and violence, each photograph in the Imaging Peace exhibition shares a distinct and deeply personal view on peace from the perspectives of those who are actively striving for it
In a world where we are continually flooded with images of conflict, this new open-air exhibition on one of London’s busiest streets will make peace, rather than war, visible. It will prompt viewers to consider, what does it take to create and sustain peace and what does peace look like in 2025?
‘It is no longer in our culture to bring people into your home because of our complicated history… Photography is the first key to bringing people into each other’s homes. It draws people who were far apart into one space.’
Jacques Nkinzingabo, Director, Kigali Centre for Photography
Imaging Peace
The Imaging Peace exhibition on the Strand is one of the many outcomes of Dr Tiffany Fairey’s Leverhulme Fellowship research, Imaging Peace, a multi-country study of participatory peace photography .
Further information about Imaging Peace, including an overview of the research project, a free Peace Photography Guide and case studies of peace photography projects around the world can be found at imagingpeace.org
Dr Tiffany Fairey’s book ‘Imaging Peace: How People Use Photography to Resist Violence, Transform Conflict, and Build Connection’ will be published by Edinburgh University Press in autumn 2025.
Lost & Found: Stories of sanctuary and belonging
Imaging Peace at King’s is a collaborative project with Dr Tiffany Fairey, supported and produced by King’s Culture in partnership with the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. It is part of Lost & Found: Stories of sanctuary and belonging, a free programme of arts and ideas at King’s College London, presented by King's Culture and created with artists, researchers, academics and communities from London and beyond.
Lost & Found explores themes of refuge, resilience, and the search for safety in a world facing significant social, political, and environmental challenges. It reflects King’s status as a University of Sanctuary and has been inspired and informed by King’s life-changing research and commitment to building peace and justice in a turbulent world.
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