Not one not two not even three BUT FOUR exhibitions opening this week at Hypha Gallery spaces details below, plus they have a fifth opening next week more details here.
1. In the Press, Hypha Gallery Mayfair, Curated by Hazel O`’Sullivan & Ciarán Mac Domhnail
‘In The Press’ presents a group of eleven multidisciplinary artists that have a strong connection to the island of Ireland as their place of birth, home or work. The selected artists include Carl Hickey, Chloe Austin, Ciana Taylor, Enda Burke, Farouk858, Hazel O’Sullivan, Hilary Kennedy, Kelly Ewing, Richard Malone and Venus Patel. A performance by Sam Wallace will take place as an event during the exhibition period.
The colloquial differences between the kitchen ‘press’, as it is known in Ireland, or the kitchen ‘cupboard’ as it is known in the UK, has inspired a curatorial approach that highlights the rich linguistic heritage of Hiberno – English as a bonding mechanism for this collective. The co-curators, Ciarán Mac Domhnaill and Hazel O’Sullivan, have invited the participating artists to bring a domestic item from their press to the Mayfair gallery as a celebration of recognisable Irish products, objects and personal effects.
Performance artist Sam Wallace has said, “Marshmallows are a versatile press item: they can be used in a variety of baked goods, however, my favorite tray bake is ‘15s’, a delicious Northern Irish sweet treat made up of 15 marshmallows, 15 digestive biscuits, 15 cherries, condensed milk and desiccated coconut”, whereas visual artist Kelly Ewing has said, “Tayto cheese and onion are a ubiquitous Irish crisp on both sides of the border and are synonymous with Ireland across the globe. I grew up eating them at home and at school, as part of packed lunches, on buffet spreads, between buttery slices of Brennan’s at friends houses and nowadays at home with my Dad every time I visit from London”.
The diverse group of early career, emerging and established artists explore a broad spectrum of hyper-contemporary concerns that challenge heteronormative societies, future mythologies, surveillance, alienation, feminism, queer expression and alternative narratives. Chloe Austin explores queer and feminist expression through archival material, Enda Burke builds and photographs elaborate domestic sets of nostalgic and Catholic iconography, and Venus Patel records her experiences as a trans-femme of colour through film and performance.
Artists: Carl Hickey, Chloe Austin, Ciana Taylor, Enda Burke, Farouk858, Hazel O’Sullivan, Hilary Kennedy, Kelly Ewing, Richard Malone, Sam Wallace, Venus Patel
In the Press, Private View Friday 10th January 2025, 6 – 9pm RSVP at Hypha Studios Eventbrite.
2. Aurora Instinct, Hypha Gallery Camberwell, curated by Display Fever
A group exhibition featuring five artists from the Display Fever (@displayfever) community, run by Naz Balkaya (@nazbalkaya). The artists include Naomi Boiko Stapleton (@naomi_boiko), Lera Kelemen (@lerakelemen), Ela Kazdal (@elakazdal), Sofia Bordin (@healing.grotto) and Miya Kosowick (@miyakmawatari).
Aurora Instinct draws inspiration from the celestial aurora, symbolising resilience and radiance in the face of capitalism’s relentless commodification of desire. Influenced by Mark Fisher’s critique of capitalism and Silvia Federici’s vision of the healer as a symbol of resistance, the exhibition reclaims desire as a transformative and communal force for liberation. Through metaphors of light and fire, the featured artists celebrate instinct, identity, belonging, and healing, offering an antidote to exhaustion and disconnection. Their works envision desire as a visceral rhythm and a collective luster that resists techno-capitalist relations and consumption, fostering intuition and unity amid current global conflicts.
About Display Fever: display fever (df) is an art platform that showcases the multidisciplinary work of 21 artists through its online gallery and by hosting exhibitions in various locations. df was founded in june 2023 to support emerging artists in creating collective environments. df supports artists who challenge social, biopolitical, and economic structures, and it aims to restore balance in artistic practices by embracing all forms of media.
Aurora Instinct, Private View Thursday 9th January 6PM RSVP at Hypha Studios Eventbrite.
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3. A Pocket Full Of Plenty, Hypha Gallery Netil House, curated by Papillon Projects
‘A Pocket Full Of Plenty’, is a group show curated by Papillon Projects, an exhibition platform set up by Scarlett Pochet and Moriah Ogunbiyi.
‘A Pocket Full Of Plenty’ exhibits a series of artworks/objects reimagined and reinterpreted by artists, which attempt to shine light on themes of transmogrification, migration, agency, ritual, childhood, nature and personal intimacies. In support of charities, Hypha Studios (@hyphastudios) and Women For Refugee Women (@4refugeewomen), our collective, Papillon Projects (@papillonprojects_) hopes to initiate thoughts on ‘the object’ of plenty and what being plenty[ful] means to individual identities. With the show’s focus on objects and their significance in both history and people’s lives, we hope to highlight personal symbolisms that certain items can hold and the sacrifices people make when forced to leave their homes and their belongings.
Scarlett and Moriah are planning to put on several ticketed events, including film screenings and various workshops during their occupation at Netil House in order to both raise money and awareness for Women For Refugee Women. They hope, through the collaboration of artists and charities, to bring ‘the gallery’ and ‘globe’ closer together and not as two separate entities; to create community and generate awareness for the women which the charity supports.
Artists: Aisha Olamide Seriki, Bethany Stead, David R Watson, ekabo donyi, Florence Bennett, Grace White, Jalila Vincent, Juliet Dodson, Jun Rui Lo, Kirsten Franks, Maria Dragoi, Marla Kellard-Jones, Scarlett Pochet
A Pocket Full Of Plenty, Private View Thursday 9th January 6PM RSVP at Hypha Studios Eventbrite.
4! Some of us live in cities so we can be alone Hypha Gallery Hackney Downs Curated by Gabriel Cautain
At the heart of the bustle of urban landscapes lies an exploration of solitude and its nuances. Some of us live in cities so we can be alone is a reflection on our relationships with others — on ourselves amidst others. Evoking the remnants of what once was, or what could have been, this exhibition alludes to the other without explicitly showing it.
Taking its title from David Wojnarowicz’s memoir ‘Close to the knives’, this exhibition aims to be like a closed space at the center of cities, like an opening onto intertwining individual stories where one oscillates between tenderness and violence. It is an immersion into landscapes that are both vast and intimate, where the artworks serve as tangible remnants of desires and exchanges, revealing the intricate tapestries of personal narratives. These reminders of what has been, or could have been, also indicate what now is: an unveiling of intimacy — between personal desires, chance encounters, and social exchanges.
What remains after the agitation has dissipated, after emotions have calmed? Some of us live in cities so we can be alone reveals the traces left by our desires and encounters, serving as a reflection on our solitudes, whether endured or sought.
Artists: Kamalishe Hiraldo, Ines Michelotto, Murphy Johnson, Andrew Kernan, Gabriel Cautain
Some of us live in cities so we can be alone, Private View Thursday 9th January 6PM RSVP at Hypha Studios Eventbrite.
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- Jun Rui Lo
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- Miya Kosowick
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