Offline at J/M Gallery, Notting Hill

Gallery Les Bois is a new sustainable gallery platform based in London, committed to showcasing artists whose work engages deeply with environmental and social themes. Rooted in a belief that contemporary art can help reshape how we think about materials, meaning and impact, the gallery works across both physical and digital spaces to bring urgent, thought-provoking work to collectors and the public.

OFFLINE is a group exhibition exploring the intersection of environmental fragility, digital saturation and human displacement. At its centre is Offline, a powerful body of work by Dutch-Colombian artist duo Volcan, first exhibited at the 60th Venice Biennale (Republic of Cameroon Pavilion). Their Refugee Remembrance Wall presents haunting portraits marked by incomplete charging circles and blurred identities, representing interrupted lives and fractured visibility. Their Roadworks series continues this narrative, using the language of roads, barriers and urban infrastructure to reflect on sustainability, memory and place.

Alongside Volcan, the exhibition features work by Steve Foster, Oliver Akdeniz, Miranda Carter, Julian Emsley and Jasmine Pradissitto. Each artist brings a distinct but complementary approach to sustainable practice, whether through air-purifying sculpture, ceramic and wood sculpture engaging with ecological questions, or painting grounded in ecological sensitivity and material care. Together, these artists present a vision of art as both witness and action, inviting us to reconnect with what is at risk: memory, material and meaning.

https://www.j-m.gallery/exhibition/offline

A GALLERY LES BOIS COLLECTOR NOTE

Offline brought together six artists through questions of environmental fragility, displacement, memory and material responsibility, but it did not ask collectors to treat sustainability as a single visual style. Volcan’s work on interrupted lives and infrastructure, Jasmine Pradissitto’s pollution-responsive sculpture, Oliver Akdeniz’s ceramic practice, Julian Emsley’s wood sculpture, and the paintings of Steve Foster and Miranda Carter each retain a distinct artistic language.

Within the exhibition, the strongest basis for acquisition remains work-specific: visual and conceptual strength, provenance, condition, materials, scale, rarity, career trajectory and relationship to the artist’s wider practice. The environmental or social context can deepen understanding, but it should not substitute for aesthetic judgement.

Readers can view J/M Gallery’s original exhibition record, explore all six artist pages, browse available artworks or consult Gallery Les Bois’s in-depth Guides. The gallery can also provide tailored advice concerning provenance, materials, condition, placement, installation, care and acquisition through its Art Advisory and Contact services.

QUESTIONS COLLECTORS MAY ASK

Which artists were included in Offline?
The exhibition featured Volcan, Steve Foster, Oliver Akdeniz, Miranda Carter, Julian Emsley and Jasmine Pradissitto.

Was Offline a permanent Gallery Les Bois venue?
No. Offline ran at J/M Gallery in Notting Hill from 10 to 22 July 2025. It was a temporary exhibition rather than a permanent Gallery Les Bois location.

What information can collectors request about works from the exhibition?
Gallery Les Bois can provide available provenance and condition information, dimensions, material and process details, installation and care guidance, pricing and current availability.