Nnena Kalu exhibited in the Vortic digital exhibition Excavation: Macro to the Micro
12 September – 6 December 2024
Online at Vortic Art
ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu exhibited in the digital exhibition Excavation: Macro to the Micro on Vortic. Curated by Debora Smith, the exhibition was a journey of exploration and discovery, from the expansive to the detailed and intricate. The exhibition presents twenty two artists, in five sections, with the starting point being large scale paintings – the macro – by artists Jenny Saville, Tim Stoner, Nigel Cooke, Alvaro Barrington and Pam Evelyn.
Nuanced layers of information within each of the paintings inspired the work – the micro – of the following artists on view: Helen A Pritchard, Oliver Beer, Renee So, Louise Giovanelli, Nicola Ellis, Leo Fitzmaurice, Anne Tallentire, Nnena Kalu, George Shaw, Isabelle Young, Alice Channer, James Collins, Tanoa Sasraku, Emii Alrai, Dawn Ng, Matt Bryans and Nina Chua.
‘This exhibition is an excavation of overarching themes, the complexity of artistic practice and the interweaving and colliding of the past and present. It introduces different viewpoints of scale, culture, life, and art experiences.’ – Deborah Smith, Curator
Explore the exhibition
Curated by Deborah Smith
Exhibition design by KHBT
Presented by Vortic in partnership with Art KOKO
About Vortic
Vortic is the digital exhibition ecosystem for the art world, specifically designed for galleries, institutions and collectors. Vortic enables an easy and accessible solution in the curation and sharing of exceptional art viewing experiences. By harnessing 3D, AR and VR technology, Vortic creates new ways to interact with art—an immersive experience that brings exhibitions and artworks to you, wherever you may be.
About Deborah Smith
Deborah Smith is a curator and collections consultant who explores different strategies for collaboration and the presentation of interdisciplinary practices. She has delivered exhibitions, large-scale commissions, interwoven with programmes of learning, engagement and interpretation. Smith was previously the Director of the Arts Council Collection, the most widely circulated national collection of modern and contemporary British art, interim Head of Programmes at the Serpentine Galleries, and associate curator at Arup, the global engineering company.
Image: Nnena Kalu, Drawing 46, 2022. Graphite, pen and oil stick on paper. Photo credit: Francis Ware
