A group exhibition with Eleanor Johnson, William Kennedy & Gabriel Kenny-Ryder

“I felt my lungs inflate with the inrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’”
– Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.

Paulilles Gallery is pleased to present its first major London exhibition, ‘THIS IS WHAT IT IS TO BE HAPPY’, featuring recent work by Eleanor Johnson, William Kennedy and Gabriel Kenny-Ryder.

An innate love for the natural world, a biophilia, is felt by almost everyone, resulting from our genetic make-up and evolutionary history. This is evidenced even in the most everyday spaces, our houses, offices and cafés teem with plant life. We are ruled by circadian rhythms, with ‘time outside’ prescribed as a cure for psychological ailments and anxieties. Yet particularly in modern times, our internal worlds have expanded exponentially, asserting priority over our external surroundings; both have consequently suffered. This exhibition explores this disconnection, proposing varied and contrasting interpretations, through photographic installation, painting and moving-image.

FREE event

133 Copeland Rd, Peckham, London SE15 3SN