By Harriet Lloyd Smith
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Showing at the Rochelle School’s A Foundation Gallery, the curatorial team at ‘If you could’ will this month unveil their fourth annual exhibition - and this time round, it’s all about collaboration.

Featuring collaborative projects from over 30 global partnerships - from almost every field - the organisers offered each creative couple the opportunity to create a one-off piece, free from commercial constraints.

Pulled together by Will Hudson and Alec Bec of online creative portal, It’s Nice That, the show challenged participants to question conventional methods and produce something unexpected - helped along with a liberal 12-month deadline.

With high-gloss, stylised photography from super-intricate draughtsman, Hellovon and photographer Timothy Saccenti; Costume, sculpture and shoes from image makers Ian Wright and Riitta Ikonen; and flag-inspired textiles from Karl Grandin and the Dutch fashion upstarts at And Beyond - the myriad work on show covers each and every creative base.

If you could collaborate exhibit

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Anthony Burrill & John Griffiths for If you could collaborate

Sketches in preparation for the exhibition by Anthony Burrill & John Griffiths

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Preparatory work by Anthony Burrill & John Griffiths

screen prints at the if you could collaborate exhibition

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Andersen M Studio & LekaGape produced a series of screen prints for the show, made with the help of the residents from a South African care home

black and white photo of children around a table

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Preparatory work by Andersen M Studio & LekaGape

New currency in a cabinet proposed for the exhibition

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BCMH & Smith&Wightman; have proposed a new currency for the show

Inside of a factory

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Preparatory work by BCMH & Smith&Wightman

A series of sculptural figures

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A series of sculptural figures by Chrissie Macdonald & Marie O'Connor

Chrissie Macdonald & Marie O'Connor preparing for the exibition

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Preparatory work by Chrissie Macdonald & Marie O'Connor

text-based wall drawings

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Craig Ward & Sean Freeman & Alison Carmichael's text-based wall drawings

Light coloured text on a white background

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Preparatory work by Craig Ward & Sean Freeman & Alison Carmichael

monochromatic printed scarf

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Fontaine Andersen & Deanna Cheuk's monochromatic printed scarf

Patterned scarf in black and white

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Preparatory work by Fontaine Andersen & Deanna Cheuk

Badges, fliers and campaign-inspired posters

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Badges, fliers and campaign-inspired posters constitute Fred Butler & No Days Off collaborative offering

campaign posters in black and white

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Preparatory work by Fred Butler & No Days Off

reactive glass sculpture

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James Gilpin & Helge Fischer's reactive glass sculpture

photography, costume, sculpture and shoes.

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Ian Wright & Riitta Ikonen's suitably diverse final piece, consisting of photography, costume, sculpture and shoes.

2 legs in dark shoes

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Preparatory work by Ian Wright & Riitta Ikonen

illustrated numerical alphabet on a white wall

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George Hardie & Leonardo Sonnoli & Sara Fanelli's illustrated numerical alphabet

a black and white event ticket

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Preparatory work by George Hardie & Leonardo Sonnoli & Sara Fanelli

Op-Art and medieval-like tapestry piece

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Hvass&Hannibal; & Anne Werner's 'Op-Art and medieval-like tapestry piece'

2 females around a table doing crafts

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Preparatory work by Hvass&Hannibal; & Anne Werner

Giclee print, based on a nude woman

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Hellovon & Timothy Saccenti produced a Giclee print, based on a nude woman.

black and white image of a woman's body

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Preparatory work by Hellovon & Timothy Saccenti

black and white sketches hanging from the ceiling

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A graphically embellished space divider by Jesse Auersalo & Jesse Pietila

black and white sketches

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Preparatory work by Jesse Auersalo & Jesse Pietila

Ludo game being played

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A still from Jacob Dahlgren & Johan Lofgren’s short film on the subject of ’Ludo’.

Still from short film "Ludo"

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Preparatory work by Jacob Dahlgren & Johan Lofgren

future-looking animated zine posters

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Jim Stoten & Andy Rementer's future-looking animated zine

Sketches and a pencil

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Preparatory work by Jim Stoten & Andy Rementer

A still from Jon Klassen & David O'Reilly's animated work

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A still from Jon Klassen & David O'Reilly's animated work

exhibit at A Foundation

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Preparatory work by Jon Klassen & David O'Reilly

A large-scale sculptural work from Jorre van Ast & Damien Poulain

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A large-scale sculptural work from Jorre van Ast & Damien Poulain

photo of a gray wooden doorway

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Preparatory work by Jorre van Ast & Damien Poulain

A man sitting in front of a desk with a notebook and a laptop

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An interactive piece from Julien Vallée & Nicolas Burrows, which challenges the way we behave within our working environments

hands holding a black and white image

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Preparatory work by Julien Vallée & Nicolas Burrows

Number 5s on the wall with a person stood next to it

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Brothers Job Wouters and Roel Wouters have produced a a spray painting machine entitled the 'Rainbow Gun' for the show

Man preparing an exhibit

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Preparatory work by Job Wouters and Roel Wouters

different flags spread along the floor

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Karl Grandin & And Beyond have produced a giant flag for the show, designed with a new world in mind

sketch of the flag exhibit

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Preparatory work by Karl Grandin & And Beyond

script and headphones

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Graphic designers Karlssonwilker & Frank DeRose have produced a 12 minute rock opera for the show

2 men singing into a microphone

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Preparatory work by Karlssonwilker & Frank DeRose

A three-part, stream of consciousness inspired drawing by Mario Hugo & Micah Lidberg

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A three-part, stream of consciousness inspired drawing by Mario Hugo & Micah Lidberg

sketches in black and white

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Preparatory work by Mario Hugo & Micah Lidberg

exhibit of a road sign in pieces

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A deconstructed road sign from Marion Deuchars & Margaret Calvert

Sketch of a deconstructed roadsign

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Marion Deuchars & Margaret Calvert

benc inspired by the floor at the gallery

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Max Lamb & Gemma Holt's site-specific bench, which comes inspired by the gallery floor

Gray slabs of stone as part of an exhibit

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Preparatory work by Max Lamb & Gemma Holt

a still from a time-lapse in the Lake District

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Michael Moloney & John Hooper produced a time-lapse, 360º rotating film shot over 24 hours in the Lake District

a photo of a man behind a camera on a tripod

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Preparatory work by Michael Moloney & John Hooper

the world's first pair of 4D glasses

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Oliver Jeffers & Aaron Ruff claim to have produced the world's first pair of 4D glasses for the show

Exhibit at the A foundation

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Preparatory work by Oliver Jeffers & Aaron Ruff

An architecturally-inspired 3D font

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An architecturally-inspired 3D font by Praline & The Model Shop

AVEC logo on a black and white print


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Preparatory work by Praline & The Model Shop

Person in a bright yellow smiley face costume with bank notes

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Rainbow Dropshadow challenged A Nice Idea Every Day to produce a short film based around a bright yellow smiley face

black and white image of big smiley face in a forest

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Preparatory work by Rainbow Dropshadow & A Nice Idea Every Day

rocking chair model in red, blue and green patterns

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Rob Ryan & Michael Marriott's elegantly adorned rocking chair

A man doing screen printing

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Preparatory work by Rob Ryan & Michael Marriott

reworked Victorian sash window

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Stefan Kraus and Sebastian Wrong's reworked Victorian sash window

reworked sash window exhibit being created

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Preparatory work by Stefan Kraus and Sebastian Wrong

geometrically-inspired abstract canvas

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Sam Messenger & Bart Long have made a large, geometrically-inspired abstract canvas

black and white image of a workshop

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Preparatory work by Sam Messenger & Bart Long

hand-stitched series of reactions to tabloid headlines

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Sandy Suffield & Fiona Woodcock's hand-stitched series of reactions to tabloid headlines

Sketched words on the wall at A Foundation

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Preparatory work by Sandy Suffield & Fiona Woodcock

Interactive timepiece by with Associates & Anthony Dickens

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An intriguing interactive timepiece by With Associates & Anthony Dickens

Chalk drawings on a blackboard table

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Preparatory work by With Associates & Anthony Dickens

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A Foundation
Rochelle School
Arnold Circus
London E2 7ES

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