To mark our first anniversary, Palmer Gallery will be launching The Door, a new programme hosted in the annexed space at the back of the gallery.
The Door will feature solo presentations running in tandem alongside the main programme, but with a more direct focus on experimentation, immersion and world building. It will primarily focus on artists interested in multi-sensory installation and activating space through sound and performance.
The name The Door is inspired by a poem by Miroslav Holub, who describes opening a door as a metaphor for discovery, renewal, and possibility. Holub encourages readers to embrace change and uncertainty by stepping into the unknown.
The Door’s first presentation will be by Daria Blum. The work presented at Palmer Gallery is based on Blum’s reflections on the role of the live performer, and her own attempts at deflecting and withdrawing from the audience’s gaze and attention. Blum’s presentation at The Door stages an intriguing interplay of objects, text and lighting, which makes use of reflective surfaces to implicate the viewer and explore how an installation can embody or stand in for semi-fictional personas.
Daria graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 2023. She was the recipient of the inaugural Claridge’s Art Prize, awarded by Marina Abramović, with her work recently featured at Claridge’s Art Space. She has exhibited and performed at CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain de Bordeaux; Ilenia, London (2024); Roskilde Festival, Denmark (2023); and at V.O Curations, Piccadilly Lights, and Kupfer in London (2022). Later this year she will perform at the Tate Modern in London.
The programme will launch on Thursday 6th March with a private view 6-9pm.