Through a compelling series of photographs, this exhibition shines a light on The HALO Trust’s work in communities affected by conflict, capturing both the danger of landmine clearance and the hope that follows when land can be safely used again.
3 September 2026
This autumn, Sworders London Gallery will host a powerful photography exhibition in support of our Charity of the Year, The HALO Trust.
Taken across some of the world’s most conflict-affected communities, the photographs offer a compelling insight into HALO’s work. They follow the painstaking and often dangerous process of clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance, while revealing the lives that can begin again once land has been made safe.
A HALO deminer takes a moment before she begins her work in Benguela, Angola © The HALO Trust
Alongside striking portraits of HALO’s deminers and bomb disposal specialists are moments of hope and renewal: children returning to school, families coming home, farmers cultivating their land and young people playing freely in places once marked by danger.
Together, the images tell a story not only of conflict, but of courage, resilience and recovery. They demonstrate how clearing explosives can restore far more than the land itself, allowing communities to rebuild their homes, livelihoods and futures.
The HALO Trust is a UK-based charity working around the world to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of people affected by conflict. By clearing landmines and other explosives, employing and training local people and delivering life-saving safety education, HALO helps communities return home and live without fear.
Students at Kambulukuto School, Cuito, built on the first minefield HALO cleared in Angola © The HALO Trust
The exhibition will be open at Sworders London Gallery from 28 September to 13 October 2026.
Sworders London Gallery | 15 Cecil Court | London | WC2N 4EZ
london@sworder.co.uk | 0203 971 2500
As we commemorate fifty years since Alvar Aalto’s death, we are honoured to present further works by the designer in our forthcoming Design auction, taking place on 27 October.
21 September 2026
We are excited to bring a particularly rare piece of Murano glass to auction. This daring example of Dino Martens’s work will be offered on Tuesday 13 October in The Glass Sale.
18 September 2026
Here, close friend, art historian and former Senior Curator of Modern British Art at Tate, Andrew Wilson, offers an insight into James Birch’s remarkable collection and the extraordinary life behind it. Having known James since the late 1980s, Andrew has witnessed first-hand his restless curiosity, his friendships with artists and his instinct for the unusual.
15 September 2026