A event held at The Mount Without on Wednesday 7th January. The event starts at 17:00.
Opening event: Wednesday 7th January, 5-10pm. All welcome.
FREE ENTRY.
The Mount Without presents Thirteen Nightmares, a solo exhibition by artist Honoria Brown (b.1996, England). Set within the haunting confines of The Crypt, this installation invites the viewer to dance with deception and question their sense of waking reality.
Honoria’s oil paintings explore sleep as a form of ‘creative dissociation’, exposing our innate ability to reassign meaning and create “nonsense”. Through her murky, anatomical forms, she brings to life elements of sexuality, fear and hope. In this way, she captures the essence of her lucid dreams and nightmares and their insidious manifestation in her daily reality.
Each work begins with a nightmare. Upon waking, it is born as a frantic, expressionist sketch – often finger-painted until the fleeting scene is realised. Then begins the process of layering, during which Honoria builds increasingly intricate layers of paint. This slow, iterative process is akin to awakening for a second time; initially taking inspiration from random imperfections to inspire form and depth, becoming increasingly conscious with the emergence of fine detail. In this way, her dreamscapes attain a confusing logic of their own, luring the viewer into an unsettling sense of recognition.
Thirteen Nightmares represents the artist’s journey of discovery, retracing four years of nightmares throughout which she learned the art of their transcription. Within the low, concrete walls of The Crypt, these works invite you to settle into their depths - what will they invoke for you?
Exhibition dates: 8th January - 1st February
Open daily 11am - 6pm.
The Crypt is wheelchair accessible.
www.honoriabrown.com
@honoriabrown
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
FREE ENTRY.
The Mount Without presents Thirteen Nightmares, a solo exhibition by artist Honoria Brown (b.1996, England). Set within the haunting confines of The Crypt, this installation invites the viewer to dance with deception and question their sense of waking reality.
Honoria’s oil paintings explore sleep as a form of ‘creative dissociation’, exposing our innate ability to reassign meaning and create “nonsense”. Through her murky, anatomical forms, she brings to life elements of sexuality, fear and hope. In this way, she captures the essence of her lucid dreams and nightmares and their insidious manifestation in her daily reality.
Each work begins with a nightmare. Upon waking, it is born as a frantic, expressionist sketch – often finger-painted until the fleeting scene is realised. Then begins the process of layering, during which Honoria builds increasingly intricate layers of paint. This slow, iterative process is akin to awakening for a second time; initially taking inspiration from random imperfections to inspire form and depth, becoming increasingly conscious with the emergence of fine detail. In this way, her dreamscapes attain a confusing logic of their own, luring the viewer into an unsettling sense of recognition.
Thirteen Nightmares represents the artist’s journey of discovery, retracing four years of nightmares throughout which she learned the art of their transcription. Within the low, concrete walls of The Crypt, these works invite you to settle into their depths - what will they invoke for you?
Exhibition dates: 8th January - 1st February
Open daily 11am - 6pm.
The Crypt is wheelchair accessible.
www.honoriabrown.com
@honoriabrown
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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