Taiwanese artist Val Lee presents her first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom, titled *Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude*, at the HENI Project Space within the Hayward Gallery in London. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan, runs from October 7, 2025, to January 11, 2026, and features film, photography, and costume works that explore themes of isolation and solitude. Key works include *Valley in the Minibus* (2024), which examines 'non-places' through a masked figure traveling with strangers, and *The Sorrowful Football Team* (2025), a slide projection depicting a blind football team in Japan as a metaphor for political repression under Taiwan's White Terror rule.
This exhibition matters because it marks the fourth installment of the RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition Series, which spotlights emerging international artists, and underscores the Hayward Gallery's commitment to free public programming. By bringing Lee's nuanced exploration of alienation and collective memory to a UK audience, the show highlights how contemporary Taiwanese artists engage with historical trauma and political systems through experimental visual and live art. The partnership also strengthens cultural exchange between Taiwan and the UK.