A Chorus of Bodies
Lily German, Amélie Peace, Caroline Cornelius, Orla Murray, Harriet Gillett, Lena Brazin, Olivia Harding, Grace Mattingly
17th September 2021 - 10th October 2021
A Chorus of Bodies explored depictions of the body in relation to themes of identity and fiction. Featuring new and recent work by eight emerging female artists working in the traditional mediums of painting and sculpture, A Chorus of Bodies invites viewers to see the body afresh, as an ever-changing form, arising from our shared experiences of the world around us.
The artists selected use fiction as a tool to disrupt, expose and reimagine our understanding of the body; challenging traditional notions of what the body can mean and our relationship to it. The exhibition binds the artists together through their collective fascination in how fiction and identity can inform representations of the body. The works consider how our bodies are an impression of the world around us but also something that can incite change; a two-way conduit and active agent. Each artist fuses personal experience with the multitude of images of the body we are confronted with each day. Songs and stories, poems and pornography collide, creating ambiguous narratives that beguile the viewer.
Each artist conjures up a unique vision and manifestation of the body, transforming and re-affirming our understanding of what the body can mean. Together, they form a collective voice of what the body can mean today, creating a chorus of bodies.
