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Viewing Zoë Buckman: Bloodwork

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman, her hungry ribs, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 31.8 x 31.8 cm, 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, her hungry ribs, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 31.8 x 31.8 cm, 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman, i spluttered & splintered into infinite pieces to avoid what was, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 94 x 45.7 cm, 37 x 18 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, i spluttered & splintered into infinite pieces to avoid what was, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 94 x 45.7 cm, 37 x 18 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman in the studio 2022

Above Zoë Buckman in the studio 2022

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman, laced with red, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 39.4 x 68.6 cm, 15 1/2 x 27 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, laced with red, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 39.4 x 68.6 cm, 15 1/2 x 27 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman, lately i see your ribbons & your bows, 2022 hand embroidery on vintage textile 104.1 x 43.2 cm, 41 x 17 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, lately i see your ribbons & your bows, 2022 hand embroidery on vintage textile 104.1 x 43.2 cm, 41 x 17 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

The Wick Culture - Zoë Buckman, why don’t you just tell me how you want to be, baby & i’ll live like water around you, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 55 x 55 cm, 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. Photographer: Todd White Art Photography

Above Zoë Buckman, why don’t you just tell me how you want to be, baby & i’ll live like water around you, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 55 x 55 cm, 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. Photographer: Todd White Art Photography

Above Zoë Buckman, her hungry ribs, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 31.8 x 31.8 cm, 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, i spluttered & splintered into infinite pieces to avoid what was, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 94 x 45.7 cm, 37 x 18 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman in the studio 2022

Above Zoë Buckman, laced with red, 2022 embroidery on vintage textiles 39.4 x 68.6 cm, 15 1/2 x 27 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Above Zoë Buckman, lately i see your ribbons & your bows, 2022 hand embroidery on vintage textile 104.1 x 43.2 cm, 41 x 17 in. Photographer: Adam Reich

Zoë Buckman: Bloodwork
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London

2 September — 1 October
https://www.houldsworth.co.uk/exhibitions/123-zoe-buckman-bloodwork/press_release_text/

For a dose of arresting art, see Zoë Buckman at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, the first solo show of the feminist artist in the UK. Working predominantly with embroidery and vintage textiles, she explores experiences of gendered violence and trauma from a personal and societal perspective.

Central to her new body of work are portraits of survivors embracing moments of joy in the face of adversity. Inspired by photographs Buckman has taken of people she knows, they brim with raw, untrammelled emotion. Standout works include she was hungry & it was your work (2022) and a portrait of a cancer survivor, her hands thrown up in a moment of ecstatic exaltation.

This is a hard-hitting show that demands slow, considered looking. Add to your autumn agenda now.