ROMY ALTMAN
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Sole Identity, 2025
Copeland Gallery, Peckham.
This project curated for the Copeland gallery looks at how much our shoes say about us as individuals and hints at who we are and where we've been. Emphasizing the details of every scuff and crease, every memory and decision. These shoes are more than just fashion, they are fragments of identity. This project is about self expression, connection, and rethinking the old saying of ‘Walk a mile in my shoes.’ They are fragments of our personal histories. The project invites viewers to consider the intimate relationship between ourselves and the things we wear and how objects can carry the weight of memory and meaning.
Through its visual language, Sole Identity becomes both personal and universal. It’s a study of how something as ordinary as a pair of shoes can reflect identity, vulnerability, and shared experience. It’s about paying attention to what’s often overlooked and recognizing the stories we carry, step by step.
What We Carry, 2026
BA Graduate Show, LCC
Awarded the ‘ICA New Makers’ award 2026.
'What We Carry' explores the often-unseen realities of living with medication Informed by Altman's own experience with having a disability, the work reflects on how medication becomes embedded in daily life both as benefit and as a burden. Through intimate portraits of individuals in their own domestic spaces, Altman creates room for reflection on routine, dependency, and the emotional weight of being medicated. Working with 5x4 large format film, she adopts a slow, deliberate process, allowing for conversation and connection to shape each image. Resisting urgency, the project mirrors the ongoing nature of these experiences. 'What We Carry' seeks to challenge stigma and bring visibility to the quiet, complex ways medication shapes identity and everyday life.