Becoming focuses on introspective existence within society - where it has become commonplace to question the mechanics of how we take in our reality for what it is, and what it is to lose the self when delving into the deepest understandings of our mind. Not only that, but also our responsibility to the world we have lost a connection to; attempting to discover where we belong as a species as a whole and what lies beyond our perceptions of our environment. Our exhibition aims at disbanding our societal existence in an effort to find our metaphysical reality instead. This goal of surpassing the artificial strife’s at the surface of our lives, and looking deeper at the universal source of existence itself, is a thought that initially brought our group together. And, in our commonality, we wanted to find a shared reality wherein we expand ourselves in individuation. Not only do the artists use these works of art to give themselves the ability to question these areas of their lives, but they present the opportunity for the audience to explore our world and to create together a vitally important chance to continue the necessity for self-reflection.

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During the planning process of this exhibition the UK was forced into lockdown by the COVID-19 coronavirus. We decided to hold our exhibition virtually instead. We communicated online and began to rethink and reproduce our artworks under quarantine. This led to a drastically different body of work being produced, one in which people explored themselves in ways they couldn’t have before.

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The artworks produced are mixed-media with no correlation of style or direction in relation to each-other. The works are to be seen as separate entities that, although presented under the same exhibition, are a singular representation of the individual themselves. All the artworks you see at the time of this exhibition are currently situated with the artist who created them - meaning the artwork itself has only been seen in the flesh by its creator. This will remain the case until the lockdown in the UK is over. This body of work is truly a personal experience and is seen exclusively, only by a few.

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Visitors to Becoming can enjoy an imaginative display of artworks by Hannah del Herrera, Courtenay Bes-Green, Samuel Reed, Elicia Agar, Molly Pemberton, Thomas Mills, Chloe Smith, Csenge Vojtonószki, Ula Kołodziejczyk and Laura Kingston.