Brighton: Exhibition of art made of materials found on beach to open

Metamorphoses at Phoenix Art Space between July 21 and 30 brings together three Brighton-based artists whose work explores sustainability, abstraction, technology and nature.

Organisers said the exhibition is a “fresh and investigative inquiry into sustainable art, repurposing, reimagining and resourcing”.

Lila Wordsworth, a self-taught artist whose work focuses on the relationship between nature, technology and human-shaped beings through the lens of marine life, littoral plants and waste from Brighton beach. Her work consists of narrative quilts, cyanotype prints, drawings and sculptures and has featured in international exhibitions and UK collections. She lives and swims in Brighton.

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A piece of artwork by Lila Wordsworth (Image: Lila Wordsworth)

Louise Ward Morris is a visual artist working with new media sculptures, assemblages and videos to question the connection between people and technology. She is a 2023 Gilbert Bayes Award winner with the Royal Society of Sculptors and has an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins. She has exhibited in the UK and internationally.

Artwork by Louis Ward Morris (Image: Louis Ward Morris)

Clara Fantoni is a Brighton-based queer artist who explores material processes, intuitive mark-making, the subconscious, sensorial and the dichotomy between chance and control. Clara graduated from the MA fine art course at Central Saint Martins with distinction and was awarded the 2021 Cass Art Prize. She has exhibited in Shanghai, Manchester, Barcelona and at the Saatchi Gallery.

Artwork by Clara Fantoni (Image: Clara Fantoni)

Phoenix Art Space is at Waterloo Place, Brighton