Selectors

We are honoured to have Dr. Flora Dunster, Sam Mercer, Christiane Monarchi and The Doughnut (W)Hole’s own curator, Kim Shaw, helping us with selection.  

Dr. Flora Dunster: Dr. Flora Dunster is co-author of Photography: A Queer History (2024) and Course Leader of MA Contemporary Photography: Practices and Philosophies at Central Saint Martins. She completed a CHASE/AHRC-funded PhD from the University of Sussex and was a Paul Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, with her writing published in journals including Third Text and The Routledge Companion to Global Photographies. She has presented her research at international conferences, including the Association for Art History and at institutions, The Photographers' Gallery and Studio Voltaire.

Sam Mercer: Sam Mercer is an artist, curator and producer who has been Producer of the Digital Programme at The Photographers' Gallery since 2014, where he curates projects for the Media Wall and online platforms. He has co-curated significant programmes including Data / Set / Match, which sought new ways to present and interrogate scientific image datasets, and Imagin(in)g Networks investigating ecological and political aspects of digital networks. He completed an M-Res Art: Moving Image from Central Saint Martins in 2014 and works collaboratively with artist groups including Common Study.

Christiane Monarchi: Christiane Monarchi is the founding co-editor of Hapax Magazine and founding editor of Photomonitor, which has published over 1,400 features online since 2011. Through Hapax Magazine, she commissions international lens-based artists to create new photographic work that departs from their established practice, with content appearing only in print and not online. She regularly reviews artists' portfolios, mentors emerging photographers, and currently serves as a Trustee of the Centre for British Photography, having previously served on the boards of several photography institutions, including Photofusion.

Kim Shaw: Kim Shaw is an American artist and curator based in London. She is the former Director of Brixton-based NPO Photofusion (2015–2024), where she was responsible for delivering the organisation’s objective of supporting under-represented artists alongside delivering Photofusion’s artistic programme. She has chaired a number of panels, including On the Making and Materiality of Photography at London Art Fair and On Photography at The Photographer’s Gallery. She has been nominated for the Royal Photographic Society’s 100 Heroines. In 2024 she completed her MA in Contemporary Photography, Philosophy and Practice at Central Saint Martins. Her personal practice, which often takes the form of institutional critique, includes photography, sculpture and installation. Kim is the lead curator of The Doughnut (W)hole.