is an artist-led contemporary art gallery based in Edinburgh, operating from a discreet architectural and conceptual footprint. The gallery foregrounds artistic value, process, and critical dialogue over visibility, popularity, or algorithmic reach.

 

Founded to support emerging and early-career artists working across DIY and self-organised contexts, alongside recent graduates, SANKI facilitates the transition into a sustainable gallery framework without reproducing the institutional hierarchies or extractive dynamics often associated with large-scale cultural organisations.

 

Working through a cross-contamination model, a term more commonly associated with the kitchen than with established art discourse, artistic practices, narratives, and forms of knowledge are deliberately brought into proximity. This approach allows meaning to emerge through encounter rather than categorisation and extends beyond exhibitions through workshops, readings, gatherings, and other collective formats that prioritise shared inquiry over presentation.

 

Within this framework, audiences are positioned not as consumers but as witnesses and supporters of artistic development, engaging with artistic processes as they unfold.

 

Opened in Edinburgh on 27 October 2025, SANKI continues to develop as a space for practices that require time and critical engagement, offering collectors and visitors encounters shaped by depth rather than immediacy.