The Social Animal

“The Social Animal” An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Morag Caister, Ania Hobson and Charlie Schaffer

“But he who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.” - Aristotle, Politics Aristotle situates human life as fundamentally social, defined not by self-sufficiency but by relation. To exist entirely outside of society is, for him, to fall into an inhuman category: either stripped of reason and community, or elevated beyond the need for them. Implicit in this statement is a tension that remains deeply relevant today—the pull between isolation and connection, between the inner life and the shared world. This exhibition brings together the practices of Morag Caister, Ania Hobson, and Charlie Schaffer as distinct yet interwoven responses to this tension. Each artist uses painting not as a declaration of self-sufficiency, but as a means of encounter: with themselves, with others, and with something that lies beyond the boundaries of the individual.

What to expect:
Drawing, Painting