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27th Feb - 2nd Mar, 2025
Private View: Thursday 27th February 2025, 6-8pm
APT Gallery, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London
Pickled!
Thin Red Lion’s latest exhibition Pickled! explores the elusive nature of time - its overlooked moments, contraditions and malleability - through an immersive, paradoxical space inspired by the leap day.
Featuring work by Edgar Racy, Sid and Jim, Emma Ridgway, Emma Todd, Ellie Niblock, Konstantinos Leloudas, Marine One, Paul Barbu, Chris Rabbit and Keziah Greenwood.
As part of the exhibition, Marine One will be hosting a figurine-making workshop on March 2nd 2025. Inspired by the themes of Pickled!, the session invites participants to explore the concept of temporal ambiguity through textiles.
Curated by Nastia Svarevska with Sid Smith
Time is elusive, an invisible force we measure but rarely perceive fully. Pickled! rummages through the overlooked fragments of time: the pauses, the gaps, and the moments in between. It poses questions about the seconds spent waiting, the hours deemed unproductive, and the days that pass unnoticed.
Taking inspiration from leap days, a peculiar quirk of our calendar, Pickled! examines time’s unpredictable rhythms. It’s part bunker, part time capsule, a place where clocks tick differently depending on where they’re placed. Moments here stretch and contract, taking on new dimensions and foreign time zones.
Pickled! is not about retrieving lost time but embracing its strangeness and unpredictability. It asks visitors to rethink how they experience and value time, treating it not as a strict measurement but as a kaleidoscope of possibilities and sensations.
Thin Red Lion is a London-based Art Collective.
The following artists are the members of Thin Red Lion:
Paul Barbu
Keziah Greenwood
Ellie Niblock
Marine One
Edgar Racy
Konstantinos Leloudas
Emma Todd
Sid & Jim
Emma Ridgway
Chris Rabbit
Benjamin Warner
Our artists walk the line between full time work and full time practice
Our collective was born from lively discussions in post-work pub gatherings, and finds resonance in the ethos of these spaces. The name combines ‘The Red Lion’, - the most common pub name in the UK - with “The Thin Red Line”, a figure of speech for any thinly spread group holding firm against the odds.
Our collective ideology is deeply intertwined with the conviviality and camaraderie found within communal walls and combined forces. Our current cohort consists of 11 members comprising a diverse group of multidisciplinery artists with a rich tapestry of cultural backgrounds - from Japan and Brazil to Ireland, Greece, Romania and the UK.
Contact: thethinredlion@gmail.com
Instagram: @thinredlion
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Thin Red Lion: Archive
7 June - 7 July, 2024
50 Celebration Avenue, Stratford,
E20, London
Nectar
“Set within the confines of a former Sainsbury’s supermarket, Nectar examines the intricate dynamics of loyalty, discovery, investment and rewards”.
With support from Hypha studios, Get Living and East Village London.
22 Apr - 27 Apr, 2024
hARTslane, 17 Harts Lane, New Cross Gate, SE14 5UP, London
Shelf Life
Thin Red Lion art collective marked their return in 2024 with the show Shelf Life at hARTslane gallery, featuring a collaborative group installation.
22 - 27 Sept, 2023
The Crypt Gallery, 165 Euston Rd, London
Scary Biscuits
A responsive group exhibition by Thin Red Lion, exploring the spatial and emotional lore of the vaults and tombs below the New St Pancras church.
10 Aug - 10 Sept, 2023
Hypha Studios, First Floor, 32 - 38 Saffron Hill, Farringdon, London
Thin Red Lion
“The exhibition brings together a group of talented artists and creatives who navigate the delicate balance between full-time work and a dedicated artistic practise.”
With support from Hypha Studios.
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