Idris Khan
I Thought We Had More Time… (detail), 2022, Published by Migrate Art
Idris Khan (b. 1978, Birmingham), studied photography at the University of Derby and completed his Master's Degree in Fine Art at the Royal College of Art in London in 2004. Drawing on diverse cultural sources including literature, history, art, music and religion, Khan has developed a unique narrative involving densely layered imagery that inhabits the space between abstraction and figuration and speaks to the themes of history, cumulative experience and the metaphysical collapse of time into single moments.
Atelier JI collaborated with Idris Khan, Migrate Art and The Evening Standard to help raise funds for the Ukraine appeal on his ‘I Thought We Had More Time…’ edition. Together, we raised over £200,000 for Disasters Emergency Committee to support their activities in Ukraine.
Editions
I Thought We Had More Time...
2022
42 x 33 cm
Collaged archival pigment print on Somerset and Kozo paper
In the Studio
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022, Migrate Art collaborated with Idris Khan and Evening Standard to create 'I Thought We Had More Time', a timed edition print that was on sale for a 10 day period. During those 10 days, the print raised over £200,000 for Disasters Emergency Committee to support their activities in Ukraine.
Idris' powerful image went viral across social media, and physically spread throughout London when it was featured on the front page, and given a full back page of the Evening Standard. The release was also accompanied by a fly-post campaign across the streets of London courtesy of Uncle.
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Video courtesy of Migrate Art
