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Pull out your mandrakes, rip them from the dark earth. Release them from the chasm deep and feel the chain tighten one last time.
Brooke Benington is pleased to present Nostalgia for the Mud, a solo exhibition by Alexi Marshall. The exhibition will be at Brooke Benington’s Fitzrovia gallery at 76 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6NB from 28 June until 3 August. The opening reception will be Thursday 27 June 6-8 pm. Marshall often draws on myths, folklore, and animism as allegories for contemporary concerns, particularly of women. Through a series of layered hand-cut “lino-paintings,” Nostalgia for the Mud delves into themes of biological time, transformation, and the primal instincts that connect us to our origins, inspired by the enigmatic life cycle of the eel.
Marshall’s process, which she terms “lino-painting,” involves intricate, labour-intensive linocut printing without a press, relying on the pressure of her own body to transfer ink to pap…
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Pull out your mandrakes, rip them from the dark earth. Release them from the chasm deep and feel the chain tighten one last time.
Brooke Benington is pleased to present Nostalgia for the Mud, a solo exhibition by Alexi Marshall. The exhibition will be at Brooke Benington’s Fitzrovia gallery at 76 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6NB from 28 June until 3 August. The opening reception will be Thursday 27 June 6-8 pm. Marshall often draws on myths, folklore, and animism as allegories for contemporary concerns, particularly of women. Through a series of layered hand-cut “lino-paintings,” Nostalgia for the Mud delves into themes of biological time, transformation, and the primal instincts that connect us to our origins, inspired by the enigmatic life cycle of the eel.
Marshall’s process, which she terms “lino-painting,” involves intricate, labour-intensive linocut printing without a press, relying on the pressure of her own body to transfer ink to pap…
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