STING

ZEST Collective presents ‘Sting’, their ninth exhibition and first instalment in a series of two. Hosted by Auger Collective this group show brings together 18 artists in an exploration of resilience and creative survival. About The exhibition title, ‘Sting’ emerges from the emotional impact of rejection, a shared experience which many artists navigate when sustaining a creative practice, whilst also drawing parallel with the literal definition of the venomous sting of the Auger sea snail. Highlighting the intersection between professional adversity and biological defence the show asks the question: what happens after the sting? Do we retreat, or do we respond? If the sting is inevitable, ‘Sting’ asks what it means to answer back. From systemic barriers of rejection from unanswered applications, loss of funding and the erosion of accessible creative spaces, to the physicality of being stung, this exhibition offers a collective response. Encompassing works which confront the brief directly and others which reflect more subtly on the theme of defiance and transformation. ‘Sting’ holds this question open, inviting responses that are personal, political, and provocative. Read more Toggle Sculpture Prints Film / Video Performance / Live Art Mixed media Digital Installation Painting Multi-disciplinary Photography