24:2014 - The Spirit of Soho Square

24photography's 11th annual show curated by World Press Photo Award winner Antonio Olmos.

24photography is now 11 years through an ambitious photographic project that won't be complete until the next decade and they are still going strong creating a social commentary that will last for generations. The exhibition features a number of critically acclaimed artists from across the globe and the group draws on a wide variety of experience and talent.

The idea is simple: 24 photographers, documenting the first 24 hours of every New Year for 24 years. Each individual is tasked with capturing a single moment within their allotted hour, creating a unique collection of images linked only by time.

The original 24 photographers met while studying on a postgraduate photography course at Central St Martin’s in London. Although their various careers have all led them down different paths they reunite to continue towards their goal.

Six prints from the project will be auctioned off in aid of Hope and Homes for Children, an international charity working to ensure that all children have the chance to grow up in the love of a family. They will go under the hammer on the day of the private view at a special event at Blacks Club, just a stone's throw away from the exhibition in Soho Square.

Curator Antonio Olmos said: “I really enjoyed looking at and curating the work of the 24 photographers. For 10 years they have documented the passage of time … 2014 is the 11th year and the individual visions coalesce into making an amazing body of work.”

Claire Spreadbury, founder of 24photography, said: “I am always excited to see how and where people have spent their New Year, the images that Antonio has selected take you on a wonderful journey of our life and times. I can’t wait to see them in Soho Square. ”

Previous exhibitions have proved extremely successful with the group displaying their work in unusual but accessible locations (the fountains of Trafalgar Square, the SS Robin in Docklands, AOP, Greenwich Park, Golden Square and Berkeley Square to name just a few). And this year’s venue Soho Square – in the heart of London’s West End – promises to be the best yet. Soho Square was the venue for their first ever outdoor show in 2005 and this year is a return to their spiritual home, just moments away from the old Central St Martin's building on Charing Cross Road.