Art Despite Everything
16—25 June 2023Exeter
University of ExeterMA Curation
ArtDespiteEverything
Bare Life
Projects

Curator
Karine KachatryanArtist
Imogen PatelImogen Patel: Sense of Belonging
Sense of Belonging brings together the works of Imogen Patel, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice navigates the complexities and tensions surrounding her South Asian identity within the dynamic landscape of contemporary, post-colonial Britain.

Curator
Eleanor LionelArtist
Damilola LemomuTransient Lives
Transient Lives is a project consisting of a video installation of the film Promised Land by Damilola Lemomu and an ‘in conversation’ session with the artist at Bookbag about issues of immigration and integration.

Curator & Artist
Guolin QinDo Nothing
DO NOTHING reflects upon the recent Japanese phenomenon of a "low desire society" which has emerged as a reaction against the workplace culture of "Shachiku", where an employee is completely subservient to their company, never complaining about overwork or any other issues; a wage slave.

Curator
Binjie WangArtists
Fiona Anderson, Lauren Bill, Kirsty Cracknell, Jami Dzharova, Holly Foster, Beatrice Ogbekhiulu, Ella Pammenter, Francesca Rubke, Lily Wolter, + anonymousThe Art of Nursing
The Art of Nursing project presents the artwork of ten student nurses from the University of Exeter's Academy of Nursing programme.

Curator
Guolin QinArtists
Bebe Ashley, Matta Dart, Ellie Niblock, James Purvis, Same YearArt Vending Machine
The Art Vending Machine (AVM) is a curatorial project run by Art Work Exeter, dispensing packet sized art created by local and international artists. Located at the Exeter Phoenix the AVM is stocked with zines, micro-ceramics, carvings and digital media all sure to surprise.

Curator
Karine KachatryanArtist
Imogen PatelImogen Patel: Sense of Belonging
Sense of Belonging brings together the works of Imogen Patel, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice navigates the complexities and tensions surrounding her South Asian identity within the dynamic landscape of contemporary, post-colonial Britain.

Curator
Binjie WangArtists
Fiona Anderson, Lauren Bill, Kirsty Cracknell, Jami Dzharova, Holly Foster, Beatrice Ogbekhiulu, Ella Pammenter, Francesca Rubke, Lily Wolter, + anonymousThe Art of Nursing
The Art of Nursing project presents the artwork of ten student nurses from the University of Exeter's Academy of Nursing programme.

Curator
Eleanor LionelArtist
Damilola LemomuTransient Lives
Transient Lives is a project consisting of a video installation of the film Promised Land by Damilola Lemomu and an ‘in conversation’ session with the artist at Bookbag about issues of immigration and integration.

Curator
Guolin QinArtists
Bebe Ashley, Matta Dart, Ellie Niblock, James Purvis, Same YearArt Vending Machine
The Art Vending Machine (AVM) is a curatorial project run by Art Work Exeter, dispensing packet sized art created by local and international artists. Located at the Exeter Phoenix the AVM is stocked with zines, micro-ceramics, carvings and digital media all sure to surprise.

Curator & Artist
Guolin QinDo Nothing
DO NOTHING reflects upon the recent Japanese phenomenon of a "low desire society" which has emerged as a reaction against the workplace culture of "Shachiku", where an employee is completely subservient to their company, never complaining about overwork or any other issues; a wage slave.
Locations
For addresses of venues, please see drop-pin descriptors below the map.
Bare Life locations
16–25 June 2023
Opening daily: 12–5pm
MakeTank
Exeter Phoenix
Positive Light Projects
MakeTank 3-5 Paris Street Exeter EX1 2JB
Open daily, 12-5pm
Unit Su43 (former MEAT59), Princesshay Shopping Centre, 26 Bedford Street, Exeter EX1 1GJ
Open daily, 12-5pm
Exeter Phoenix Café Bar, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS
Open daily, 10am-5.30pm (except Sundays, 11am-5pm)
Positive Light Projects 184-187 Sidwell Street, Exeter EX4 6RD
Open daily, 12-5pm
Thanks & Credits
Lucy Elmes; Nathan Gale, Trystan Thompson and Radley Cook, Intercity; William Hibberd; Brendan Barry and George Barron, Positive Light Projects; Olya Petrakova and Yudi Wu, MakeTank; Stuart Crewes and Robyn Lawrence, Art Work Exeter; Hannah Overton, Princesshay; Marie Clancy, UoE Medical School; Jon Primrose, UoE Drama; Bookbag; Sarah Campbell and Naome Glanville, Arts and Culture