BRIEF ATTEMPT
24 -25 May 2024
God’s House Tower, Southampton
'Urban Code', Concrete, Thermoplastic Tape, Rabia Raja
From left to right: 'I ran out of time so here's a clock', painting on canvas, Bryn Lloyd. 'Stretch', Paper, Acrylic Paint, Ellen Gillett. 'Dust Pan Gold', Photos, Found Objects, Bugs, Limestone, Threads, Dust, Sharlott Wardner
'Untitled (Squared Sketchbook)', A5 Sketchbook, Poppy Ash
From left to right: '(SKM 2,3) ft. Sewing machine (one day i'll make a dress)', CLS Timber, Plywood, Iroko, PLA, Steel, Sewing Machine, Cotton, Robin Price. 'Untitled', Oil, acrylic on canvas, Tom Stewart
'Nokia (Connecting People)', 100+ Phone Calls, James Hunter
From left to right: 'Kayak Continuum', Kayak, Wood, Spray Paint, Ladder, CRT Television, Kane Applegate. '(SKM 2,3) ft. Sewing machine (one day i'll make a dress)', CLS Timber, Plywood, Iroko, PLA, Steel, Sewing Machine, Cotton, Robin Price. 'I ran out of time so here's a clock', painting on canvas, Bryn Lloyd. 'Stretch', Paper, Acrylic Paint, Ellen Gillett
'Myths of The Near Future', Mycelium composite, Fibreglass, Concrete, Aluminium, Steel, James Hewins
'Post-human revelation', Ruderal plant vines, Reclaimed mirror, Lucie Smith
'Brief encounters', Digital Prints, Alice Louisa
'Desire Inverted', plastic waste, plastic wrapping, wax, clay, Net Warner
'Portsdown Chalk', Digital Print, Anna Marris
'Dust Pan Gold', Photos, Found Objects, Bugs, Limestone, Threads, Dust, Sharlott Wardner
'Socially ltd', Film, Alex Sutherland
'Kayak Continuum', Kayak, Wood, Spray Paint, Ladder, CRT Television, Kane Applegate
'Myths of The Near Future', Mycelium composite, Fibreglass, Concrete, Aluminium, Steel, James Hewins
Following an abundance of change in 2023, ZEST Collective’s sixth exhibition instalment Brief Attempt proposes new and exciting possibilities. With six new members bringing in new energy, ideas, and possibilities, the exhibition promises an eclectic mix of disruptive interventions and playful artistic responses marked by time.
Through newly forged friendships and collaborations, Brief Attempt explores the effects that access and time constraints can have on our work. We invite you to simultaneously witness and participate in the exhibition through an offering of twisted metaphors, frenetic interferences and hidden narratives.
Taking place in the iconic space at God’s House Tower, this exhibition featured new work from 16 ZEST artists:
Ellen Gillett, Net Warner, Lucie Smith, Alice Louisa, Bryn Lloyd, Poppy Ash, Rabia Raja, Kane Applegate, Anna Marris, Tom Stewart, Robin Price, Jim Elston, James Hunter, Alex Sutherland, James Hewins, and Sharlott Wardner
Check out this Brief Attempt review by art critic Verity Babbs published on the online media platform Stir World
Clock in/out, 'Brief Attempt' entrance
'Brief Attempt' feedback wall
'Brief Attempt' artists
Tom Stewart during 'live portrait drawing' event on the 'Brief Attempt' Launch Event
James Hunter and Lucie Smith at Voice FM during 'Brief Attempt' promotion
'Brief Attempt' Launch Event at God's House Tower