About this Event
With a practice of making artworks that are part map and part myth, Louis Pohl-Koseda delivers a talk to explore a new approach to creating civic artworks in his practice. Primarily using drawing as a method to move between disciplines, Louis shares a collection of artworks drawn from imagination, recently exhibited in his solo show in Christie’s London (The Dawn of the Golden Age, 2025), and a series of personal short stories that interpret the observed world as a ‘daisy chain of coexisting systems’.
This practice of recentring the civic image-making process is one that requires us to rethink the reason for the image-making. How do we reinterpret the sacred, the satirical, and the cyclical nature of time and imagination alongside formal design? The talk culminates in a series of social architecture ‘thought experiment projects’ and spatial agency exercises that attempt to reach some form of reconciliation between the fields of art and architecture.
After his talk, Louis will be joined in conversation by Silvana Taher.
Biography
Louis Pohl Koseda is a British multidisciplinary artist whose practice moves between fine-line drawing, painting, and architectural thinking. Born in London in 1991, his narrative-driven works examine the complex social systems, physical environments, and human behaviour shaping contemporary British society.
His artwork is recognisable for its precise, automatic draftsmanship. Working primarily from imagination, memory, and social theory his compositions blend perennial art motifs with modern-day anxieties. His work captures the psychological terrain of London - ranging from overcrowded housing, financial institutions, job centres and homeless shelters. Using social critique and satire, his works serve as modern-day moral tales, tackling pressing socioeconomic issues. In this practice he juxtaposes literature, printmaking and architectural drawing traditions, Christian iconography, and ancient Hindu texts with the visceral, sometimes brutal and comedic realities of modern city living.
Image: The Arts Cancel (detail), Louis Pohl-Koseda, pen and ink on paper.
Accessibility
Ramp access to the AA Lecture Hall is available on request using the intercom at the entrance to 36 Bedford Square, and we have an accessible toilet on site. Please get in touch to let us know of any access requirements that you might have and how we can best accommodate these. If you are unable to attend physically but would like to participate in the event remotely please email [email protected].
Event venue & nearby stays
Architectural Association, 36 Bedford Square, London, United Kingdom
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