103 Trongate
Until 11 Oct
Robert H. King Shadow Of An Echo + Everything Near Becomes Distant 3rd September – 11th October 2026 Gallery 103 Two sets of work presented together by Robert H. King , a visually impaired Digital Photographic Artist, which offer a powerful, complementary exploration of sight loss, memory and identity. Through self-portraiture via medical imagery and abstract digital works, the exhibitions move beyond familiar stereotypes to reveal lived experience as layered, complex and deeply creative, inviting audiences to see sight loss not as absence, but as a transformed way of perceiving the world. Shadow Of An Echo explores the photographer’s sight loss through a series of evocative, multi-layered self-portraits that challenge traditional notions of vision and artistry. King combines Retinal scans, fluorescein angiograms, photos of medical equipment and treatment rooms captured during his medical appointments, hospital visits and post-surgery, transforming clinical experiences into art. The images touch on various stages and emotions of sight loss like anger, denial and grief whilst drawing attention to some of the clichéd tropes of blindness: helplessness, infantilisation and darkness. Going beyond focusing on disability, the work presents the artist as a creative individual, transcending socially established notions of how blindness and visual impairment is portrayed and represented in contemporary visual culture. In Everything Near Becomes Distant , King asks, “ Imagine losing not just your sight, but the very memory of it. That’s a different kind of blindness. It’s seldom talked about, but many who lose sight later in life experience the loss of their mental ‘visual library’. Over time, images of loved ones, places, and landscapes fade, leaving only faint traces of colours and light. A cruel twist on the initial trauma of losing sight. These abstract digital images evoke the indistinct landscapes of colour and light I recall from positive past moments. Offering insight
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.