Please Touch! Exhibition at StAnza 25 and Artist Talk

Filomena the Woolly Brain with Tiny Brain, Gaelle Chassery, 2024

I am delighted to be part of the Please Touch! Exhibition organised by Fife Contemporary as part of the StAnza Festival 25. Five of my woolly sculptures will be displayed at the Byre Theatre, available to be interacted with from 14-30th March 2025.

We will kick off the opening of the exhibition with an online talk on March 13th at 11am, where I will be discussing my work and the reasons why my woolly sculptures only feel complete once visitors can touch them and interact with them in person. The talk is free but booking essential. All details here
Find all details about the exhibition here

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