"AKA Peace" originally conceived by photographer Bran Symondson and now curated by artist Jake Chapman, is an exhibition of new works made specially for The Peace One Day Project 2012, bringing together a group of Contemporary Artists, all of whom agreed to transform a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle, refashioning into artworks.
Mat | Mat Mladin | Mat Jackson | Mat District | Mat Zo | Mat Sinner | Mat Roy Thompson | Mat Hoffman | Mat Fraser | MAT | Stephan Collishaw | Paul Le Mat | Pat & Mat | Mat Mitchel-King | Mat Jarvis | Mat Collishaw | Going to the Mat | ''Cassis flammea'' feeding on Microbial mat | Type 87 Chu-MAT | '''Spiking''', or lifting and slamming the opponent head-first to the mat | Reed mat | On the Mat | Mohd Sabre Mat Abu | Mat Sadler | Mat Rogers | Mat Osman | Mat Mendenhall | Mat Maitland | Mat Irvine | Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX |
These include 'Viva Lolita' in 2008; a show inspired by Vladimir Nabokov's iconic novel, Lolita, which brought together eighteen international contemporary artists such as Nobuyoshi Araki, Trevor Brown, Nick Ruston, Charlotte Beaudry, Nazif Topcuoglu and Young British Artist, Mat Collishaw.
In 2011 Semple curated the Mindful exhibition in 25,000 sqft Old Vic Tunnels featuring artists including Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Mona Hatoum, Mat Collishaw, Sebastian Horsley, Sarah Lucas, Barney Bubbles, Liliane Lijn, Tessa Farmer and Semple himself.