Tiffany Wellington, 'JA in flames', 2023, digital collage. Courtesy the artist and Public Gallery
Public Gallery is pleased to present ‘Duppy Water’, a solo exhibition of new works by London-based artist Tiffany Wellington. Interlacing painting, photography, performance, sound, and sculpture their work focuses on themes of false narratives, true identities, and opacity. For this exhibition, Wellington presents a large-scale installation across two floors of the gallery concentrating on a Sulphur-rich mineral spring in St Ann Bay, Jamaica. The project follows the story of a child named Mehala Smith, where 80 years ago she discovered the waters when she accidentally dropped a torch in the pool and ran home screaming “duppies r in da water”....
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Tiffany Wellington, 'Arena' (detail), 2022, Audio, 3 wooden crates, cables, speakers, Behringer desk, amplifier, transducers, iPod classic, JCB yellow paint, journal, pen, photograph, miscellaneous items, Dimensions variable, 16:00 loop. Courtesy the artist and Public Gallery.
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Tiffany Wellington, 'These are my confessions...', 2011 - 2022, Contents of envelope: USB stick & thank you letter, 48:16 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Public Gallery.
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Tiffany Wellington, 'JA in flames', 2023, digital collage. Courtesy the artist and Public Gallery.
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Tiffany Wellington (b.1996, Kingston, Jamaica) lives and works in London, UK. They received their BA from KASK Conservatorium, Belgium and Falmouth University, UK (2018 and 2019 respectively); and MFA from Goldsmiths University, UK (2022). Their work has been featured in recent exhibitions at Cubitt Gallery, London (2023); San Mei, London (2023); SET, London (2023); Des Bain Gallery, London ...
