As Above
So Below
Curated by Camille Joy
PRIVATE VIEW Tuesday 31 Oct. 6-9pm
Open 1st Nov – 25 Nov
Tuesday – Saturday 12 – 6pm
Unit 3, Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road, NW1 3DP
Kindly supported by Hypha Studios and British Land
“As Above, So Below” brings together thirteen female artists to enlighten us on the occult, esoteric practices, and what it means to be a modern day witch, curated by artist and entrepreneur Camille Joy.
Things aren’t as they seem. Or, like Oscar Wilde says,” is the mystery of the world in what is visible?” This exhibition plays with such questions, beckoning viewers to understand how to bring their own magic into the mundane. Discover how witchcraft brings us, paradoxically, back into our bodies so our senses become so strong we seem supernatural. Be guided through a wide array of artistic mediums from painting and video art, to sculpture and installation, that will help you learn how to truly hear, see, smell, taste, and feel. For, once we have fine-tuned our five senses, we will reach the perfect pitch of the sixth, intuitive sense.
This exhibition will open its doors on the eve of Halloween/Samhain, a mystical time where the veil between the living and the spiritual world is believed to be at its thinnest. The private view, aptly themed a “Witches Ball,” will transport guests into a world of enchantment, where magic, art, and the supernatural converge. Dressing up is encouraged!
During the weekdays in the gallery, Camille will paint chinoiserie panels with mystical animals imbued with occult symbolism. Each Wednesday and Friday from 6-8pm we will be hosting evening events which range from writing workshops, poetry evenings, alchemical meditations, artistic performances as well as advice on how to get a bit more magic into your own life. You can find out more by following us on our socials listed as above, and (so) below. We invite you to expand your parameters of existence and come realise your own inherent magic!
Practical Information
“As Above, So Below” is sited in a former cafe on 286 Euston Road, this exhibition is supported by HYPHA STUDIOS, and made possible by British Land. For further information please contact: Camille Joy [email protected]. For sales please contact Camille Joy or Mehroz Shaikh, [email protected].
For the most up to date event listings please visit @the_thing_is_wild
Artists
Hazel Florez
Barbara Fonte
Camilla Hanney
Elena Helfrecht
Tianai Hu
Gaby Jonna
Camille Joy
Katie King
Zoe Pham
Dora Perini
L’oreal Prystaj
Ann Upton
Teri Varhol
About The Curator
Camille Joy is an Artist and Entrepreneur; she also has been a practising witch since age seven. Camille is interested in how our parameters for existence are based on a reconciliation of extremes and she likes to deepen her understanding of this notion in the art she makes, books she writes, and interiors she designs. To Camille, every space is an altar to something else, but because it is an ode to something else, it is already a failure, an original failure, and thus the cycle repeats. The synapses between how we define things, what stories we tell about our lives versus an unattainable notion of objective reality are the precise gaps where Camille’s interest thrives.
Camille has her BA in both the History of Art and Global Media Studies from the University of Michigan; and her MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute, validated through the University of Manchester. She graduated from both institutions with highest honours. Camille’s work ranges from image and text art, to interior design, and publishing. Her art has been shown at the Other Art Fair (2019), the Lomaka Gallery (2022), Pravum (2020), and ArtNet (2023) amongst others. She has designed homes for many high profile clients (2023), spaces for music videos (2022), and has advised the Harrod’s Interiors Team (2022). Her publishing contributions have been featured in Publishers Weekly (2021), Independent Publisher (2020), The Bookseller (2021), and Writer’s Digest (2020), amongst others. This is her first curated show.
Socials: Camillejoy.com @the_thing_is_wild
Graphic design by @annupton_
contact information
Email: [email protected]
Websites: https://camillejoy.com
Socials: @hazel_florez @barbara_da_fonte @camilla.hanney @elenahelfrecht @imissmycubesugar @gabyjonna @the_thing_is_wild @fawnakate @flowersgraveyard @scarssoup @loreal_prystaj @annupton_ @terivarhol
Event images
Installation Shots
Featured Artworks
Ann Upton
Act IV_ 2021 _ Digital Animation_01
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Hazel Florez
Katie King
Ann Upton
Dora Perini
Loreal Prystaj
Katie King
Barbara Fonte
FilmStill1,Blain(Pústula),2021_23
Dora Perini
Camille Joy
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Camilla Hanney
A Fatal Gaze. 2022. black porcelain, pearl lustre, gold lustre. 30cm x 15cm
Hazel Florez
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Buco XL – Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 40×40 cm
Camilla Hanney
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
Camilla Hanney
Domestic Pleasure 2019 – broomstick, hair. 80cm x 35cm
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
Vessel 4 – Shoulder, 2022, Jesmonite, 30 x 27 x 20 cm
Loreal Prystaj
Katie King
Katie King,
ZoePham
Camilla Hanney
Dora Perini
Loreal Prystaj
Untitled_Bronze Shell__H15 x W8 x L10 cm_2022
ZoePham
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
Gaby Jonna
TeriVarhol
ZoePham
TeriVarhol
Loreal Prystaj
Gaby Jonna
Elena Helfrecht
Elena Helfrecht
Gaby Jonna
TeriVarhol
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
TeriVarhol
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Tianai Hu
Loreal Prystaj
Elena Helfrecht
Camilla Hanney
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
Camilla Hanney
Dora Perini
Gaby Jonna
Elena Helfrecht
Camilla Hanney
Danse Macabre. 2022. Porcelain ,underglaze, gold lustre.39cm x 30cm
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Hazel Florez
Loreal Prystaj
Elena-Helfrecht
Hazel Florez
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Elena-Helfrecht
Loreal Prystaj
Loreal Prystaj
Camilla Hanney
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Hazel Florez
2023Cosmic.Mother.oilpaint,card,goldleaf,goldpigment,onwoodenpanel,80x60cm
Dora Perini
Cintura Ladle, 2023 Alluminum Sculpture 40x 10 cm
Dora Perini
Dora Perini
Dora Perini – Buco S pois – Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 10×10 cm
Hazel Florez
Katie King
I Am My Own Magical Kitchen, 2021, digital moving image, Still 1
Katie King
Loreal Prystaj
Untitled_Green Vase_C-Type Photograph __25.5×25.5cm_2022
