In this Lockdown Series exhibition, we present a focused body of work by London-based artist Vivi Ayling, also known as 'themilkape', created during one of the most disruptive cultural moments of recent years. Developed in a period defined by restriction and uncertainty, this exhibition captures a shift in pace - where limitation became a catalyst for experimentation and reinvention.

Rather than documenting directly, this Glitch Art responds to its atmosphere. Familiar photographic forms are stretched, interrupted and reconfigured, reflecting the emotional distortion of the time. Images feel suspended between clarity and collapse, mirroring a world that had briefly fallen out of sync. The result is a collection that moves between stillness and intensity, intimacy and abstraction.

This exhibition brings together a series of Glitch driven art that examine how technology mediates memory, mood and connection. Texture, fragmentation and layered colour create compositions that feel both immediate and unstable, images that resist passive viewing and instead demand closer attention.

As part of the exhibition programme at Shiver, this Lockdown Series exhibition highlights a pivotal chapter in Vivi Ayling’s evolving practice. It situates their work within the wider landscape of contemporary digital art and experimental photography in the UK, while marking a distinct moment of creative transition.

Explore the full collection below, and discover how constraint gave rise to a powerful new visual language.