Celebrating 10 years at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop, we continue revisiting the Radical Residency Programme, an experimental strand of our residency model that has supported 8 Radical Residencies to date. Each four-week residency culminated in a group exhibition, offering artists time, proximity and shared space to test ideas and expand their practices.
Radical Residency VIII brought together artists working across sculpture, painting, photography and installation, united by material experimentation and personal narrative.
Amale Freiha Khlat (
@afk10 ) translates memories of war through objects and installations, exploring creation through destruction and inviting viewers to reconsider perception.
Emily Stevens (
@emilyv_stevens ) treats paint as a living, sensuous medium—a companion, a distraction, and a form of self-soothing, holding moments in a state of possibility.
Sojung Park (
@xo.rek ) investigates the sensory hierarchy, creating sticky kinetic sculptures that emphasise touch over visual dominance in a hyper-mediated world.
Sang-Mi Rha (
@sangmirha ) builds immersive metaverses in her paintings, reimagining childhood memories and global experiences through animal-shaped masks and whimsical narratives.
Reed Wilson (
@reedelizabethwilson ) transforms everyday objects into marvels of light and character, making sweets, twine, and tea towels extraordinary in small, meticulous acrylic works.
Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop continues to provide artists with time, space, mentorship, and exposure to expand their practice.
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