02/04/2026
Three days left to see 'Proscribed', an exhibition about dissent, humanity and what it means to resist.
Portrait artist Kemp's drawings they strip away all the noise of protest and focus on what matters: the people themselves.
Dark marks gradually become human figures – contorted, twisted, alone – being carried away by forces beyond their control. No crowds, no signs, no context. Just the person in the moment of arrest, rendered with unflinching clarity.
Created in response to the UK government's proscription of Palestine Action in July 2025, these works ask challenging questions: Are these people truly harmful? Is what they are doing unlawful?
They don't give you answers. Instead, they invite you to look closer and remember the humanity in every act of dissent.
Why we do this work? This is what Packed Lunch exists for. Not to provide easy answers, but to create platforms where emerging artists can ask the questions that matter, questions that make us uncomfortable, that challenge us to think differently about power, control, and what it means to resist and explore possibility.
See it this week!
📍 West Norwood Library & Picturehouse
📅 Closes 4th April
💰 Free to view, daily from 10 am - 10 pm
👉 https://www.packedlunch.org/whatson-list/proscribed
Where the money goes -
20% from all sales supports Medical Aid for Palestinians. The rest goes towards supporting Jonny's growth and funding our public programmes.
Proscribe verb. (of a government or other authority) to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful “Dark marks upon a white page gradually discern themselves as human figures. They seem to be contorted or twisted in almost impossible positions, some appearing to lie flat in mid-air. The space arou
