Artist-Photographer Jem Southam in-Conversation With Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband

Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RX

Tel: 01392 665858

Artist-Photographer Jem Southam in-Conversation With Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband

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Jem Southam is a renowned British photographer based in Exeter. He has spent decades poetically documenting the landscapes of the Southwest, particularly Devon and Cornwall. Southam’s work is notable for its technical excellence and lyrical quality. His use of large-format cameras and natural light results in images that are both detailed and evocative. He often returns to the same sites over many years, capturing subtle changes in light, season and human interaction with the land.

RAMM recently acquired a selection of vintage images from four different photographic series by Jem Southam made between 1996 and 2011. The four series are Lyme Bay, The Pond at Upton Pyne, Painter’s Pool, and River Winter.

This conversation will explore each series and their unique insights into the evolving relationship between people and landscape in Exeter and East Devon.

A selection from each series is displayed in Exeter’s Fine Art gallery: Highlights from the collection in Gallery 20 from 11 August 2026.

Purchased with support from the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Art Fund and Friends of RAMM.

Information about accessibility is available on our Access page.

Adults £8.50/Students £5.50

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Artist-Photographer Jem Southam in-Conversation With Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband (26 Sept 2026)
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