Lusus Naturae: Empathy and the Unusual

Embrace the unusual with Lusus Naturae, a powerful and provocative exhibition that explores the poignant terrain where individuality, empathy, and the aesthetics of the unconventional collide.

Taking its name from the Latin term for "freak of nature," Lusus Naturae challenges traditional notions of normalcy and invites audiences to reexamine what it means to be different.

Featuring a diverse range of contemporary artworks, the exhibition delves into themes of estrangement, nonconformity, and profound individuality that lies outside societal norms or social contracts.

Artists present bold, sensitive, and deeply personal works that illuminate how feelings of otherness can foster connection, vulnerability, and self-acceptance. It invites viewers to confront their own biases and curiosities: What do we perceive as “unnatural,” and why?

What happens when we view the unfamiliar not as aberration, but as wonder? Prepare to see the unusual not as an exception, but as a vital expression of what it means to be human.

Featuring work by:
Andrea Quaglia, Beth Archard, Bryan Rawlings, Darcy Whent, Ella Shipway, Grace Duncan, Gracie House, Grace Saint, Hannah Wilder, Immi Murray, James Verity, Kat Drysdale. Katie Morland, Katy Purrington, Lily Serendipity, Lucy Fennell, Maisy Gigg, Ralph Nel, Rose Fennell, Sid & Jim, Sonni Carpenter, Sylvie Whitfield