ANIMA/ is a curatorial project founded and headed by Maia Shelley.

Upcoming:

ANIMA/ #01 @ Arch 3.2, Hackney Downs Studios, 17-20th September

Body / Spirit / Appetite

Anima:

an· i· ma ˈa-nə-mə
: an individual’s true inner self that in the analytical psychology of Carl Gustav Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conduct
also : an inner feminine part of the male personality

/We love and fear the non-human animal in equal measure, just as we love and fear the uncontrollable animal of our bodies. It’s abject, sticky, large, furry, sharp, kinky, and soft.

This exhibition is a love letter to the creatural method. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and multi-media works, we welcome audiences to sit beside the animal and explore what relationships we may uncover – with both the outer and inner animals in our lives.

Anima/ is a space of freedom and discomfort, where the human form is 

malleable and 

transcendent and

bestial and

trans and

beautiful and

terrifying/