SQUISH
Carlotta Bailly-Borg, Christiane Blattmann, Jens Kothe, Lindsay Lawson, Teresa Solar
8 February–8 May, 2020
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (L'Aube), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm
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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.
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Teresa Solar
Everything is OK, 2018
enameled ceramic, resin, aluminium
dimensions variable
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (Le Crépuscule), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm
![](https://efremidis.com/media/pages/program/squish/chit-chat-le-crepuscule/1d372c336d-1671016887/chitchat-crepuscule-3-1024x.jpg)
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
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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
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Island
30 x 22 cm
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Chit-Chat (L'Aurore), 2018
acrylic on canvas
90 x 100 cm
![](https://efremidis.com/media/pages/program/squish/chit-chat-l-aurore/fcf5f7a9e7-1671016888/chitchat-aurore-3-1024x.jpg)
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Mamals #6, 2019
earthenware
30 x 22 cm
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Carlotta Bailly-Borg
Mammals
30 x 22 cm
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Lindsay Lawson
Mere Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84 cm
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Lindsay Lawson
Eminent Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84.1 cm
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Lindsay Lawson
Absorbant Still Life, 2016
inkjet print on aluminium dibond
118.9 x 84.1 cm
![](https://efremidis.com/media/pages/program/squish/absorbant-still-life/e57d3bcc56-1671016889/absorbant-still-life-web-6-1024x.jpg)
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Lindsay Lawson
Interior Sphinx, 2018
aluminium, plastic, rubber, pump, ceramic, water
49 x 40 x 70.5 cm
![](https://efremidis.com/media/pages/program/squish/interior-sphinx/9b7b2d899f-1671016890/squash-5872s-1024x.jpg)
Jens Kothe
stressed membranes II, 2019
cushion, fabric, wood construction, transparent varnish, nails, staples, taft, acryl, silicon, pigments
125 x 180 x 12 cm
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Lindsay Lawson
Stranglers, 2017
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Christiane Blattmann
Post Equinox, 2019
wicker, silicone, pigment
200 x 19 x 19 cm
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Christiane Blattmann
Touch, 2019
silicone, pigment, jute
175 x 112 cm
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