Super Trouper
Part of Attack Decay Sustain Release
20 January – 28 March 2026
Residency weeks: 27 January, 23 February, 9 March 2026
Closing Finale Event: 27 March 5 – 8 pm
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston
Important: This is not a conventional exhibition and public access may at times be limited. Please check weekly schedule updates on our website for residency dates and visitor restrictions.
ActionSpace is pleased to support Super Trouper, an evolving sound and sculpture project by Nnena Kalu and Rebecca Kressley, curated by Lisa Slominski, as part of the Stanley Picker Gallery’s experimental residency programme Attack Decay Sustain Release.
Developed through extended periods of shared making and research, Super Trouper places Nnena’s sculptural practice in dialogue with Kressley’s sonic work, creating a vibrant, process-led environment shaped by rhythm, repetition, and joy. ActionSpace is facilitating Nnena’s participation in the project.
An evolving residency-informed exhibition
The project runs across ten weeks, with artists taking turns in the gallery during the programme. Super Trouper will be in the gallery during the weeks starting 27 January, 23 February, and 9 March 2026.
Visitors can see the artists working during these weeks, and can also experience the sculptures and sounds left behind as they continue to develop. Over the course of the exhibition, artworks and sounds will build up and change, ending with a shared finale that brings all the pieces together.
The public are also invited to join the A Stanley Picker Gallery Late to mark the end of the residency on Friday 27th March, expect an evening of live sound performances, collaborations and resonant experiments.
Nnena Kalu: sculpture, sound, and rhythm
Nnena’s process is often accompanied by pop music, including ABBA, Donna Summer, and the Bee Gees, which helps shape the pace and rhythm of her work. Kressley’s sound work responds to this rhythm, creating a conversation between sculpture and music.
Curator Lisa Slominski calls this approach “transcreation”, working alongside one another without a fixed plan, allowing the project to evolve naturally. The result is an open, shared space where art, sound, and audience can interact in playful and unexpected ways.
By supporting Nnena in Super Trouper, ActionSpace continues to champion artists exploring new ideas, taking up space, and creating work that is bold, experimental, and full of life.
Super Trouper at Stanley Picker Gallery was made possible with Art Fund support, and with the support of Cranford Collection.
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Image: Nnena Kalu ‘Studio Voltaire elsewhere’ (2020). Commissioned by Studio Voltaire in partnership with ActionSpace. Courtesy of the artist and ActionSpace. Photography Francis Ware.
