Hot on the heels of her six-month showcase with HS Projects (Plant Power ends on 30th May), Annie Trevorah presents a new breed of distinctive cyborgs and interspecies hybrids for World Ocean Day.
Curated by Josephine Bailey, Altered Tides reverses the habitats of humans and marine lifeforms. As climate change, pollution and overfishing are threatening the oceans, Trevorah turns Noho Studios into an underwater utopia where symbiotic mutants emerge from the depths of the ocean and reclaim their presence on land.
Incorporating organic forms and materials, fossils and bones blended with pre-fabricated and custom-made components, the artist skilfully blurs the lines between nature and technology. While challenging prevailing human-centred narratives, the exhibition playfully demonstrates an essential interdependence of all living organisms.
Annie Trevorah’s practice embodies her belief in interconnectivity. Each body of work is the result of in-depth research with concepts developed from digital drawings into multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary installations. The surface of a found item determines the treatment of another, the lines between biological and artificial sources deliberately blurred. Her sculptures are not presented as passive victims but as feisty characters who can be interpreted as seeking revenge as much as heralding hope. Prepare to meet Fishbone Friends and The Buoyz coming face to face with Female Gaze while a video in collaboration with Blanca Regina mourns the Anthropocene in Black Tears.
As Josephine Bailey concludes her curator’s statement:
“As Altered Tides prepares to open, it stands as a powerful reminder of art’s ability to address pressing social and environmental issues. In the spirit of awe and wonder, Trevorah creates a vibrant universe where viewers are invited to embrace diversity, connection and respect for all forms of life. Through this exhibition, she envisions a future that honours the complexities of our relationship with nature and the rich variety of life thriving beneath the ocean’s surface.”
Annie Trevorah, Altered Tides, 3rd June- 11th June, NOHO Studios, 46 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7QA More Info
Altered Tides marks World Ocean Day on 8th June with a panel talk led by Nico Kos Earle, curator and ambassador for Blue Marine Foundation. The exhibition opens 6PM -9PM with a Q&A (at 7pm) led by art historian and writer Hector Campbell on 3rd June and runs for one week only until 11th June (open daily 10am – 7pm).
About the Artist
Completing her MA in Sculpture at the RCA in 2023, Annie Trevorah is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and has been selected for prestigious exhibitions both nationally and internationally. She had her first London solo show Symbiosis in February 2023, followed by Triffids, celebrating Chelsea Physic Garden’s 350th anniversary in that same year. Two further solo shows took place in 2024: Nature is a Cyborg at ALICE BLACK Gallery and Plant Power presented by HS Projects featuring a Q&A with art historian Jo Baring. Trevorah exhibited as an Arte Laguna finalist in Venice 2024, with other international shows including Centro Culturale di Milano, Las Laguna Gallery, USA and Chianciano Biennale 2022 where she was awarded a Prize for Photography and Digital Art. 2025 will see inclusion in the London Biennale. Trevorah’s public work has been exhibited at Holland Park and Fulham Palace for which she received an Arts Council England Award as well as Battersea Park. @annietrevorahsculptor
About the Curator
Josephine-May Bailey (she/her) is a Curator, Arts Writer and Art Historian specialising in Contemporary Art and Feminist Theory. Currently Director of Sales at gallery Rosenfeld, she was previously Director and Curator of Pictorum Gallery. Bailey has worked both independently and within galleries and institutions curating over 20 exhibitions across the UK supporting more than 150 international artists. She has established and programmed three contemporary art galleries across London and worked on project-specific exhibitions at institutions such as the Barbican (Rebel Rebel, Soheila Sokhanvari). Previous positions include Christie’s, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Gagosian Gallery. A published writer, Bailey has hosted residencies, tours, discussion panels and open studios for a variety of galleries, artists and collectors. She graduated with an MFA in Curating (Distinction) from Goldsmiths College and holds a BA in Art History from Christ Church, Oxford University. @procrastinarting_
