LIGHT WORK

8-10 November 2024

Tower House, Southampton

Please alight here, TV, scaffolding, UV light, Alex Sutherland and Kane Applegate

Get in the Box, interactive installation, Alice Louisa

Collective Light, LED panel, Jenny Andrews

Celestial Body’s Revolution, painting, J Pyrite

Urban Code: Grid, concrete sculptures, Rabia Raja

The Shape of Connection: A Triptych, photography, Kristina Marosiova

Tribe, digital drawing, inkjet printing, Megan Du

Notes From the Ground, found materials, Poppy Ash

Exquisite Thoughts, film projection, Net Warner and Ellen Gillett

Freedom of shine, a light shading (luxos cousin), outdoor installation, Tom Stewart

Dersingham Bog and Ice Age Antler, screen print and 3D print, Anna Marris

restricted breath, steel boning, rust, sheep’s wool, flax, hair, lace, dried plant matter, terracotta tile found in the River Itchen, Lucie Smith

Rejuvenation, mixed media, Stephanie Parker

Terrestris, latex silicone animatronic, James Hewins

SKM 4 (Shit Socks), performance, Robin Price

The Beauty & The Bleached, mixed media, Sharlott Wardner

Good Things to Come, wooden wall art, Sophie Rawlingson

Notes on Fragmentation, painting, Rae Turpin

ZEST Collective presents ‘Light Work’, our sixth exhibition and the first held in our new studio headquarters at Tower House. Featuring the work of 21 artists, including 7 new members, this exhibition reflects a convergence of the artists’ dynamic ongoing practices, inviting viewers to engage with recent projects, and evolving experimental ideas.

While ‘Light Work’ is not a defined theme, light itself becomes both a concept and a playful element to the show, informing pieces that range from the physical manipulation of light to more abstract and metaphorical notions of visibility, revelation, and transformation. Each piece invites the viewer to contemplate, question, and participate in the unfolding process of art-making.

In this evolving space, the artists offer glimpses into their current creative journeys, where works in progress and creative explorations create inspiring dialogues between a multitude of art practices.

Join us at ‘Light Work’ to experience the work at play that drives ZEST Collective forward.

Featuring:

Ellen Gillett, Net Warner, Jenny Andrews, Lucie Smith, Alice Louisa, Poppy Ash, Rabia Raja, Kane Applegate, Anna Marris, Tom Stewart, Robin Price, Alex Sutherland, James Hewins, Sharlott Wardner, Rae Turpin, Sophie Rawlingson, J Pyrite, Kristina Marosiova, Stephanie Parker, Megan Du, Jennifer Mon