SQUISH
Carlotta Bailly-Borg, Christiane Blattmann, Jens Kothe, Lindsay Lawson, Teresa Solar
8 February–8 May, 2020
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (L'Aube), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm

Efremidis Gallery is proud to present SQUISH, a group exhibition featuring the work of Carlotta Bailly-Borg, Christiane Blattmann, Lindsay Lawson, Teresa Solar, and Jens Kothe.

‘Squish’ is an aromantic crush, a deep desire for friendship, mental and physical closeness without the touching, desire without sex. ‘Squish’ also refers to a sound; a squelching when walking on mud for instance, and the action of putting intense pressure on a soft surface. Uncanny but pleasurable, a hint of disgust you wish to participate in again. The works featured in SQUISH deal with sensual variations of ambiguity and the uncanny in either material choice or pictorial presentation.

Teresa Solar
Everything is OK, 2018
enameled ceramic, resin, aluminium
dimensions variable
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (Le Crépuscule), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm
Jens Kothe
O.T. bench III (bruised membranes in mortar), 2019
mortar, steel, silicon, latex, construction wood, screws, staples
151 x 51 x 38 cm
Jens Kothe
O.T. / Elemsys II, 2019
cushion, fabric, wood construction, transparent varnish, silicon, latex, synthetic resin, steel, nails, screws, staples
128.5 x 93 x 14.5 cm
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Island
30 x 22 cm
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (L'Aurore), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Mamals #6, 2019
earthenware
30 x 22 cm
Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Mammals
30 x 22 cm
Lindsay Lawson
Mere Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84 cm
Lindsay Lawson
Eminent Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84.1 cm
Lindsay Lawson
Absorbant Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84.1 cm
Lindsay Lawson
Interior Sphinx, 2018
aluminium, plastic, rubber, pump, ceramic, water
49 x 40 x 70.5 cm
Jens Kothe
stressed membranes II, 2019
cushion, fabric, wood construction, transparent varnish, nails, staples, taft, acryl, silicon, pigments
125 x 180 x 12 cm
Lindsay Lawson
Stranglers, 2017
Christiane Blattmann
Post Equinox, 2019
wicker, silicone, pigment
200 x 19 x 19 cm
Christiane Blattmann
Touch, 2019
silicone, pigment, jute
175 x 112 cm