CURRENT SHOW
A PATH THROUGH THE HAZE
SOLO SHOW BY ERMSY
JULY 30TH - AUGUST 16TH
'A Path Through the Haze' explores the space between memory, imagination and personal mythology through a new body of work by Paris-based artist Ermsy.
Opening on 30 July and running until 16 August, the exhibition presents a series of paintings that expand Ermsy’s distinctive visual language, bringing together recurring characters, symbolic motifs and dreamlike landscapes in compositions that blur the boundaries between memory and invention.
In a world where images are consumed, shared and forgotten at unprecedented speed, Ermsy’s paintings invite a slower way of looking. Drawing from cartoons, comics and popular culture, he reassembles familiar imagery into surreal, emotionally charged compositions that feel both recognisable and entirely new.
Across the exhibition, exaggerated sports cars, cosmic symbols and enigmatic figures drift through expansive fields of colour, creating scenes suspended between reality and dream. Humour and uncertainty coexist as familiar forms dissolve into imagined worlds, leaving space for each viewer to create their own connections and interpretations.
The exhibition’s title reflects this movement through uncertainty. A haze obscures as much as it reveals, softening the boundaries between memory, fiction and lived experience. Like recollections reshaped over time, the works move between clarity and ambiguity, allowing new meanings to emerge through association rather than explanation.
'A Path Through The Haze' opens with a private view at 6pm on Thursday July 30th at BSMT Gallery, Dalston.
For RSVP, catalogue requests or press enquiries please contact hello@bsmt.co.uk
CURRENT SHOW
MATERIALITY
GROUP SHOW
AUGUST 6TH - SEPTEMBER 12TH
Materiality explores the expressive power of materials beyond the traditional language of paint on canvas. Bringing together the work of 21 contemporary artists, the exhibition considers what happens when the physical substance of an artwork becomes as significant as the image, object or idea it carries.
Glass, metal, plastic, textiles, thread and paper appear alongside found, salvaged and industrial materials. Each possesses its own character: weight, fragility, tension, transparency, softness, resistance or decay. Rather than acting simply as a surface or support, these materials become active participants in the work, shaping both its creation and the way it is experienced.
Texture, weight, surface and process take centre stage. Evidence of cutting, stitching, burning, breaking, layering, weaving, assembling and transforming remains visible, revealing the physical labour behind each piece. In some works, materials are pushed to their limits; in others, their familiar functions are disrupted or entirely reimagined. The exhibition celebrates this process of transformation, tracing the journey from raw substance to finished artwork.
At its core, Materiality considers how the inherent qualities of a material can shape meaning and emotional response. Glass may suggest both strength and vulnerability; metal can carry associations of industry, permanence or corrosion; textiles can evoke the body, domesticity and memory; paper can appear delicate and temporary, while also becoming intricate, sculptural and unexpectedly resilient.
Materiality invites audiences to look beyond representation and towards the physical presence of the artwork itself. It asks us to consider not only what an artwork depicts, but what it is made from, how it was constructed and how those choices alter the way we understand it.
In an increasingly digital and immaterial world, Materiality returns attention to the tactile, imperfect and resolutely physical. The exhibition celebrates artists for whom material is not simply a means to an end, but an essential part of their visual language.
Participating artists:
Arlo Sinclair, Carrie Reichardt, Crystal Wagner, Dan Rawlings, Florist, Handiedan, Helch, Joe Everyman, Joe Sangre, Jonesy, Laura Ortiz Vega, LPVDA, Mário Belém, Matthew Small, Perishable Rush, Perspicere, Rocco and his Brothers, Sally Hewett, Simon Berger, Simon Hennessey and Soda.
‘Materiality' opens with a private view at Saatchi Gallery on August 6th.
The exhibition runs until September 12th 2026.
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