Image: Helm Gallery, Brighton
Helm Gallery will release ‘Mod Town’, an exclusive collection of photographs by Richard Heeps, at its Brighton gallery on Thursday, 27 August 2026. The collection focuses on Mod life through images of fashion, bikes and Brighton’s landscapes, according to the gallery’s announcement.
The launch will take place at Helm Gallery, 15 North Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1YA. The announcement does not give an end date for the presentation, describing it instead as a collection release. Helm Gallery’s published opening hours are Monday to Wednesday, 10am to 6pm; Thursday, 10am to 7pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am to 10pm; and Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Heeps is a film-based photographer whose work is characterised by highly saturated images and an interest in Americana, advertising and mid-century visual motifs. The gallery presents his practice as spanning a diverse range of imagery, with photographs that can appear dreamlike or ethereal while giving heightened attention to otherwise ordinary subjects.
The new collection places that approach in a specifically Brighton setting. Its announced subject matter brings together clothing, motorcycles and the city’s better-known coastal and urban environments, framing Mod-associated style and movement through Heeps’s saturated analogue aesthetic. The available material does not identify individual works, the number of photographs, or the precise locations depicted.
Based in Cambridge, Heeps produces his work in-house, according to the gallery. His knowledge of analogue photography techniques is central to the collection’s presentation, which combines film-based production with the polished finish associated with limited-edition photographic works. The gallery does not provide further technical details about the formats, edition sizes or processes for ‘Mod Town’ in the announcement.
Helm Gallery’s website presents the venue as a Brighton gallery with exhibition, event, workshop and new-artwork listings, alongside a shop offering originals, limited editions, books and merchandise. A dedicated Richard Heeps collection page lists works for sale and directs prospective buyers to contact the gallery for further details. The ‘Mod Town’ collection is scheduled to launch at the North Road gallery on 27 August 2026.
