Art

A solo exhibition of textile sculptures, collage, sound, and film, that addresses the impact of colonialism, migration and patriarchy. Co-commissioned by Exeter Phoenix and Phoenix Art Space (Brighton) the exhibition follows two years of intensive research to uncover the facts behind the story of the artist’s Great Aunt – the first Indian woman to be sentenced to be hanged in British colonial Kenya 1949.

Charlie Lewis Marffy’s practice focuses on his interest in building a visual language free-associatively through his paintings and drawings. Marffy explores combinations, references, interactions, networks, and idiosyncrasies across a vast array of sources. For this particular project Charlie has chosen four diverse books from a charity shop and responded to their content with a drawing installation.

This portraiture series celebrates eight inspiring individuals who are challenging stereotypes and leading the way towards a brighter energy future.

Chantal Powell’s work explores the symbolic language of the unconscious through the lenses of Jungian theory, ancient mythology, and alchemical literature. Employing a variety of materials, including ceramics, glass, and textiles, she bridges psychological processes with archetypal imagery, illuminating the transformative potential of the human psyche.

Hot Flash is a solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture, animation and drawing by Melanie Jackson, that brings together two bodies of recent work, Rouge Flambé and Spekyng Rybawdy, in a pair of installations across Exeter Phoenix’s two gallery spaces. Together, they present us with an assembly of conceptual nomads, drawn from medieval sculptures of dissent; to incendiary (colonial) trading histories; to a fascination with technoscience’s visions and chimeras.