Poppy Jones: Frozen Sun

Sussex-based artist Poppy Jones presents her first institutional solo exhibition at Towner Eastbourne.

Jones is best known for her timeless still lifes on repurposed textiles, which sit somewhere between painting and object. Working on an intimate scale that feels true to life, subjects range from closely cropped sections of clothing and glowing reading lamps to small fruits and cut flowers – fading from full bloom to inevitable decay. Often photographed in the artist’s home, these images invite deeper considerations of memory, life, death, and the passage of time. Each piece incorporates the artist’s photography, lithographic printing processes and watercolour on fabrics. Jones works on cotton, silk and suede canvases, often cut from her own garments or from vintage clothing sourced online. Fingerprints visible on the suede surface of works such as White Tulips (Friday) and Last Days (both 2023), resemble smudges on touchscreen devices - an intentional reference to image sharing in the digital age.

What to expect:
Painting