SUMP
To Seep is Small Mutation.
In preparation for a state visit from Vladimir Putin,
the authorities of Suzdal, Russia, covered up the
towns dilapidated buildings with large tarpaulins,
printed to depict buildings that were not broken or
falling down.
A Sump is a pit.
The earliest examples of condoms ever found were
excavated from a cesspit located in the grounds of
Dudley Castle. They were made from animal
membrane and dated back to as early as 1642.
A Palimpsest is something that has been reused or altered
but still bears visible traces of its earlier form.
There are 11 pennies found to have been counter
marked by suffragettes between 1913 and 1914.
The penny was a small enough denomination to
avoid being recalled by the bank, so letters were
stamped over the Kings face reading, “VOTES
FOR WOMEN” then sent back into circulation.
♡
This exhibition is interested in the histories and
bodies hidden, written over and defaced.
In this sump, our exhibition, we hope to build
seepage and discharge to provide another layer
of mutation to historical understanding, from
medicine to capital to technology.
♡
Exhibition by Ella Nelson, Pete Phipps and Sam Watkins
Crypt Gallery, 165 Euston road, London
2nd - 4th September 2022
♡
Works included:
[Crying] / Medical Saw Drawing I (2022)
Hysterics (2022)
Champion Complainer / Medical Saw Drawing III (2022)
Muggy Breath / Medical Saw Drawing II (2022)
Devour. Discard. / Medical Saw Drawing IV (2022)
Ravings of a Hypochondriac (2022 - ongoing)
Tooth / I - X (2022)
To Seep is Small Mutation.
In preparation for a state visit from Vladimir Putin,
the authorities of Suzdal, Russia, covered up the
towns dilapidated buildings with large tarpaulins,
printed to depict buildings that were not broken or
falling down.
A Sump is a pit.
The earliest examples of condoms ever found were
excavated from a cesspit located in the grounds of
Dudley Castle. They were made from animal
membrane and dated back to as early as 1642.
A Palimpsest is something that has been reused or altered
but still bears visible traces of its earlier form.
There are 11 pennies found to have been counter
marked by suffragettes between 1913 and 1914.
The penny was a small enough denomination to
avoid being recalled by the bank, so letters were
stamped over the Kings face reading, “VOTES
FOR WOMEN” then sent back into circulation.
♡
This exhibition is interested in the histories and
bodies hidden, written over and defaced.
In this sump, our exhibition, we hope to build
seepage and discharge to provide another layer
of mutation to historical understanding, from
medicine to capital to technology.
♡
Exhibition by Ella Nelson, Pete Phipps and Sam Watkins
Crypt Gallery, 165 Euston road, London
2nd - 4th September 2022
♡
Works included:
[Crying] / Medical Saw Drawing I (2022)
Hysterics (2022)
Champion Complainer / Medical Saw Drawing III (2022)
Muggy Breath / Medical Saw Drawing II (2022)
Devour. Discard. / Medical Saw Drawing IV (2022)
Ravings of a Hypochondriac (2022 - ongoing)
Tooth / I - X (2022)