Deborah Segun: A Moment To Myself
22 November 2024 - 12 January 2025
Admission: Free Entry. Pre-booking is not required.Located on the Ground Floor in Gallery 2.
About
BEERS London presents A Moment to Myself, a solo exhibition by Nigerian artist Deborah Segun in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery, which questions how the internal self reflects the natural world.
“I began listening to how I responded to nature,” she writes, “and used that to create harmony between environment, body, and a further understanding of myself.”
Consideration of ‘self’ in relation to nature has been an enduring theme, but it wasn’t until the German Romantic movement of the late 18th century, along with the invention of modern philosophy that these ideas gained traction. While we may innately know exposure to the natural world is beneficial, modern research is constantly proving its positive effects on our creative, physical, and empathetic selves.
For Segun, the natural and the bodily have coalesced. “Mother Earth” becomes anthropomorphized: a restful body suggests a curving hillock; a sharp limb refers to our difficult terrain; a peaceful colour scheme alludes to sensations we experience before bodies of water. The works present quietude, joy, and even melancholy, as Segun invites us for a moment of mindfulness and reflection.
Presented by BEERS gallery.
