Well Worn (Group)
SET Ealing, London, UK
28 Sept - 15 Oct 2023
1. showing the signs of extensive use or wear. “a well-worn leather armchair”
2. (of a phrase, idea, or joke) used or repeated so often that it no longer has interest or significance. “a well-worn theme”
'Well Worn' was a project that sought to challenge established conventions of making, interacting with and exhibiting artworks.
Artists were invited to create new artwork, by distilling their artistic practice into items of clothing or accessories. Through this process, they stepped outside their conventional modes of working but remained united by their considerate approach to working with identity and subjectivities.
Visitors to the exhibition were invited to fully interact with the exhibition of these artist’s newly produced works. Through fostering direct relationships between artworks, audiences and artist practices, Well Worn reached beyond the visual and attempted a divergent language of display.
Featuring Hawazin Alotabi, Tabs BW, Tom Bull, Maddy Buttling, Billy Crosby, Dani Marcel, Ruby Eve Dickson, Matthew Dowell, Kate Dunn, Harry Grundy, Diogo Gama, Rechonski, Steven He, Alia Hamoui, Gaston Lisak, Milda Lembertaite, Julie Maurin, Rosie McGinn, Jemma Mitchell, Eimear Murphy, James Middleton, Lydia Moraitis, Lucy Neish, Micheal Pybus, Emma Papworth, Taro Qureshi, Hannah Tilson, David Schroreter, Eleni Zervou
Curated by Alexander Harding and Alek Mechlinski