News: James Jordan Johnson awarded New Contemporaries Studio Residency at FormaHQ

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James Jordan Johnson by Rita Silva

Working in performance, film, photography and sound, James is interested in the spiritual state of witnessing. And how it can allow for reconsidering truth as a means of relativity when the everyday is observed and recalled. His work is grounded in Caribbean articulations of material and ecological belief systems.

DATE

6 October 2025

James, born and living in London, graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2025.

"I am really excited to spend the next year developing a studio based practice at Forma and to continue to explore my approach to film."

The New Contemporaries Studio Residency at FormaHQ comprises of a fully funded studio space for 12 months in Bermondsey, London between October 2025 and September 2026, dedicated curatorial and communications support from both New Contemporaries and Forma, as well as access to Forma’s AV equipment and bookable spaces.

James Jordan Johnson, Fray Tongue, 2025
Fray Tongue, 2025
Libation, 2023
Libation, 2023
James Jordan JohnsonAs if Speech were Forbidden on This Island 2023
As if Speech were Forbidden on This Island, 2023
James Jordan Johnson
Something is Trying to Disappear Me, Diaspora Now,
Humber Street Gallery, 2024

Explore more of Jame's artwork on his website here.

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This opportunity is generously funded by Arts Council England.