SCARS Alec Dent
6 – 16 May 2026
Scars Installation view Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery
Scars is a photographic exploration of the South East Coast, looking at the remnants of past industrial and wartime construction and how overtime nature has overpowered and reclaimed these structures on this ever-changing landscape. Now all that remains are these fragments, remnants and scars that over time have been battered and worn. Shaped by the wind, drowned by the sea and moved by the ground they stand on. Built for a purpose, now obsolete. Clinging on as concrete crumbles, metal rusts, wood splintered and rotten. As time passes, fewer will remain.
The Scars exhibition includes over 30 photos from this ongoing project, alongside a video recorded at many of the same locations which is accompanied by a musical composition. The music has even created using field recordings and electronic music to add a deeper connection to the landscape.
To accompany the exhibition Alec has created a limited-edition photobook titled ‘Scars’, which like the exhibition explores the South East Coast and all its liminal and desolate spaces. The photobook is a handmade book made it collaboration with Matt at Toner, who is book maker and photographer based in Penzance.
Alec Dent Biography:
Having developed an interest in photography after making use of an old family camera in 2022, Alec began looking for subjects. Since music was already a huge part of Alec’s life and how he interpreted the world around him, photography has become a natural extension of this practise. Since first encountering the South East Coast’s liminal spaces nearly 3 years ago, Alec has returned many times to photograph these places as his photographic eye has developed. The photographs have been featured in several group exhibitions, now all coming together for his first solo show.
PV and artist in conversation Wednesday 6 May 2026 6- 8
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening evening of Scars. Refreshments from 6. Artist in conversation 6:30 – 7:30. Alec provided visitors with an opportunity to explore this rarely visited area of Kent through his photographs. Alec led an informal walk and talk around the exhibition, highlighting his interests in the locations, his photographic practise and how the landscape has continued to change throughout the project. There is also be a soundscape video accompanied by Alec’s original music composition.
This was the only opportunity to see the exhibition outside normal opening hours. The Gallery closed promptly at 8pm.
