Aurora Instinct

Hypha Gallery Camberwell, Cornerstone PT3, 1 Addington Square, SE5 7JZ

PV: Thursday 9th January 6-9pm
Open: 10th January – 1st February, Thursday – Sunday 12 – 6pm (Sundays by appointment)

A group exhibition featuring five artists from the Display Fever (@displayfever) community, run by Naz Balkaya (@nazbalkaya). The artists include Naomi Boiko Stapleton (@naomi_boiko), Lera Kelemen (@lerakelemen), Ela Kazdal (@elakazdal), Sofia Bordin (@healing.grotto) and Miya Kosowick (@miyakmawatari).

 Aurora Instinct draws inspiration from the celestial aurora, symbolising resilience and radiance in the face of capitalism’s relentless commodification of desire. Influenced by Mark Fisher’s critique of capitalism and Silvia Federici’s vision of the healer as a symbol of resistance, the exhibition reclaims desire as a transformative and communal force for liberation. Through metaphors of light and fire, the featured artists celebrate instinct, identity, belonging, and healing, offering an antidote to exhaustion and disconnection. Their works envision desire as a visceral rhythm and a collective luster that resists techno-capitalist relations and consumption, fostering intuition and unity amid current global conflicts.

About Display Fever: Display Fever (DF) is an art platform that showcases the multidisciplinary work of 21 artists through its online gallery and by hosting exhibitions in various locations. DF was founded in June 2023 to support emerging artists in creating collective environments. DF supports artists who challenge social, biopolitical, and economic structures, and it aims to restore balance in artistic practices by embracing all forms of media.

Graphic design by Aslı Pehlivanlı (@heyitsasli)