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Julia Thompson, 'My past paradise', 2025, Soap, perfume (vodka, lipstick, bread, resin, eye shadow, dyes, glitter), dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Bengt Tibert, 'Volcano', 2024, Created using Midjourney, Magnific and Runwayml. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Christopher Page, 'That Which Is Missing', 2025, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 65 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ben Hunter Gallery. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Polly Morgan, 'Explore the Range', 2025, Polyurethane, acrylic paint, oil paint, varnish, iridescent powder, 31.5 x 22.5 x 10.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Julia Thompson, 'My past paradise', 2025, Soap, perfume (vodka, lipstick, bread, resin, eye shadow, dyes, glitter), dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Juno Calypso, 'Silent Retreat', 2016, Archival pigment print, 101.6 x 66 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Mat Collishaw, 'The Mask of Youth', 2018, Acrylic, aluminium, brass, electrical circuitry, glass, paint, PIR motion sensor, silicone, squirrel hair, steel, wood, 132 x 118 x 25 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington. Photo: Rob Harris.
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Curated by Polly Morgan, 'Best Self' examines the complex interplay between identity, authenticity, and the personas we adopt to navigate societal expectations.Drawing, in part, from R.D. Laing’s 'The Divided Self' and Yukio Mishima’s 'Confessions of a Mask', the exhibition explores how the façades we create can simultaneously protect, constrain, and distort, leading to a profound tension between inner truth and outward behaviour. The exhibition brings together several contemporary artists, including Juno Calypso, Mat Collishaw, and Morgan herself, with further contributors to be announced. The artist and artworks have been selected to offer nuanced interpretations of how identity is performed and...