The Impermanence Exhibition

Sophie Green’s Impermanence exhibition, showcasing her 2022 collection, opened November 2022, at the Oxo Gallery in London.

The private opening night of the show took place on the 1st November, with both BBC and CNN attending and an excited buzz in the air. Throughout the night, an elusive piece remained covered by a black sheet.

Green’s big reveal of ‘Wounda’ - the chimpanzee rescued by the Jane Goodall Institute - was an exciting highlight of the evening. She was joined by the Jane Goodall Institute UK’s CEO, Corinna McShane, who explained the significance of Wounda's heart-wrenching story and how she is a symbol of hope for chimpanzees worldwide.

‘Wounda’ was later auctioned off at ‘An Evening of Hope’ at the Royal Geographical Society in London, raising £19,500 for the Jane Goodall Institute.

The Impermanence exhibition ran for 2 weeks and was visited by thousands of people, who came to see Green’s artwork in the flesh. The collection, described by National Geographic as being ‘a bridge between photography and reality’, drew people from all over the world.

30% of sales from the Impermanence collection went into the Impermanence Project Fund, a fund set up by Green to support climate change focused conservation projects worldwide. In an interview for BBC, Green stated that she wanted her collectors to be able to see how their money was directly impacting the natural world, as well as having more ownership over where money from the collection was going.

Sophie Green & actor Robert Lindsay

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View more photos from the Impermanence exhibition and opening night here.

You can view more of the Impermanence collection here.