Touch Tour, Sorry I’m Not Sorry

Led by Visual Artist and Artist Educator Jo Bresslof, who has over 15 years experience in art education for people with sight loss, this tour will take participants on an exploration of Lauren Joy Kennett’s Sorry I’m Not Sorry.

Through tactile investigation, detailed descriptions and discussion, participants will handle selected artworks to provide a deeper understanding of the artist experience, mediums and key themes presented in the exhibition.

All bookings include a support worker/carer to attend. Please contact info@aspex.org.uk in advance with the details of anyone you will be bringing along.

How to book

This tour is free to book and donations are optional. You can book on Eventbrite here

There are limited spaces for this tour and early booking is advised.

About the exhibition

Sorry I’m Not Sorry is Lauren Joy Kennett’s first solo exhibition and explores the artists experiences of living with undiagnosed autism.

Bringing together autobiographical and archive photography, Kennett’s captivating visual works employ cutting and collaging techniques to explore self-discovery, confrontation of life’s traumas and the experiences that have shaped her existence. In using old family photographs, she reconstructs and reinterprets childhood memories; a process of dismantling and piecing together her identity to understand her past and look towards the future.

Sorry I’m Not Sorry is commissioned as part of In Focus, a partnership between Photoworks and Aspex Portsmouth and part of the Explorers Project, a national creative programme to increase the visibility and representation of neurodivergent artists in contemporary visual arts, led by Project Art Works with cultural partners nationwide. Explorers is supported by Arts Council England and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Accessibility at Aspex

Aspex Portsmouth is located in The Vulcan Building in Gunwharf Quays. The entrance to Aspex is at ground level. Please note, there are slightly uneven cobbles on the approach surrounding the Vulcan Building.

Inside the building, the exhibition space, cafe, shop, artist’s studio and learning space are all on the ground floor and offer step-free access. We welcome assistance dogs into the gallery.

You can find out more about accessibility at Aspex on our accessibility page here