At the end of July, I visited Southampton art gallery John Hanard Gallery. The gallery is a relatively new building that brings additional culture and art to Southampton. There were two exhibitions when I visited the gallery. The first was a community takeover, and the second was artwork by Permindaur Kaur.
The Community Takeover showcases talents of local Southampton people, and it explores the theme of food. This could be about Southampton's food, sustainability, or more. Several plates of food were created by clay and other materials and presented onto a table.
The second exhibition is artwork from Permindaur Kaur, "Nothing is Fixed" and it includes child-like figures. The work seems to hav an innocent but sinister-like quality. One of the rooms includes the series "Camouflage", which includes the fabric doll-like figures hung on the wall like wallpaper, covered. In one other room, a very large chair is placed. Another room contains several figures in black seeming to be standing still in a dark space with giant-sized nails. This reminded me of a nightmare or a "Doctor Who" episode in which I expected the figures to move when I was not looking, and visitors could walk around them.
Both exhibitions are worth seeing.
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