{ guttural },,,{ fleshless }

London, UK, May 2025

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{ guttural },,,{ fleshless } conjures a spectrum of embodiment, exploring artistic projects, experiments, and practices that range from the enfleshed to the ephemeral, the bodily to the intangible. Rooting itself in the body as the site and host of infinite, uncomparable forms of bodily knowledges, the exhibition expands the notion of embodiment into virtual, durational, and participatory realms.

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By foregrounding embodied and process-driven practices, { guttural },,,{ fleshless } invites visitors to engage sensorially, and to blur the lines between spectator, witness, and participant. The exhibition presents works across prose, drawing, computer games, sculptural installation and painting, exploring topics ranging from nightlife, foraging, the unseen, past lives, rituals, site responsivity, and translation.

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The exhibition’s public programme extends the core conceptual investigation by embracing the unrehearsed. Alongside curator tours, artist talks, and playthroughs, Min Yu and By Hand will be activating the exhibition space through a live tattoo performance and an acupressure workshop respectively.

Artists: Bontyanak, Oscar Chan Yik Long, Dri Chiu Tattersfield, Clarinda Tse (Yung Kee 雍記), Zulaa Fleming

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This exhibition is presented in partnership between Queer East Festival and QUEERCIRCLE.

Curated by Aki Hassan and april forrest lin 林森.

Assistant produced by Jialin Hong.

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Public Programme
Sat 26 April, 17:00 | Exhibition Opening Night + Curator Tour #1
Sun 27 April, 13:00 | Artist Talk
Sat 10 May, 11:00 | Curator Tour #2 + Communal Breakfast
Sat 10 May, 14:00 | By Hand Acupressure Workshop
Sat 17 May, 14:00 | Exhibition Closing Performance: Live Audio-Visual Tattoo Performance with Min Yu