This June, Strawberry Hill House presents Paper Castle, a contemporary group exhibition developed by students from the Courtauld Institute of Art’s MA Curating programme.
Set against the extraordinary Gothic interiors of Horace Walpole’s villa, the exhibition brings together installations, paintings and sculptural works by artists Tim Etchells, Prem Sahib, David Begbie, Eva Fisahn, Klara Fokicheva, Manuel Alejandro Hernandez Rivera, Annemarieke Kloosterhof, Alison Watt, David Weatherburn and Lottie Wilson.
Taking its title from Horace Walpole’s own description of Strawberry Hill, Paper Castle explores themes of visual deception, ghostliness and artifice, encouraging visitors to question what they think they know.
Contemporary artworks unfold throughout the historic interiors, dissolving into walls, interrupting familiar spaces and inviting visitors to look again at the stories embedded within the house.
As part of the exhibition, artist Eva Fisahn will lead a special creative workshop on Saturday 6th June inspired by Strawberry Hill’s collections and decorative surfaces. Participants will create paper flower sculptures using scanned wallpapers and printed materials drawn from the house.
Curated by: Tatiana Bainbridge, Shanna Câncio Martins, Nahui Colin, Jade Connolly, ángelina divine, Circe Marden-Rull, Oli Louise Mardon, Freddie Sheffield, Sophie Smith, Jane Marie Zelenik, and Sofia Zymnis.
