Frestonian Gallery is delighted to present Soft Monuments, an exhibition bringing together the work of 8 artists who make work using an alchemy of ambiguous, organic forms drawn from the natural world. Here, traditional notions of monumentality are reimagined. Utilising a spectrum of approaches ranging from directly figurative to nebulous and abstract, the works exhibited celebrate a type of ‘softness’ that isn’t defined by a lack of rigidity, but instead by an attempt to monumentalise something fleeting or temporary; things with a lifespan such as the human body and plant-life. These artworks aim to capture forever this ephemerality, an inherent contradiction in their permanence as art objects.

Artists:

Carolina Aguirre

Gianna Dispenza

Enam Gbewonyo

Maria Positano

Vanessa da Silva

Melania Toma

Jonathan Trayte

Laura White

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Soft Monuments

Frestonian Gallery

2 Olaf Street

W114BE

London

29th June 2023 - 5th August 2023

Courtesy of Frestonian Gallery