The Ecstasy of Memory

The Vyner Street Gallery is pleased to present The Ecstasy of Memory by British artist Lisa Snook. The exhibition will showcase Snook’s latest work, which draws from a deep interest in Thanatology, the study of death.

Since Snook’s last solo exhibition in 2009 she has grown as an artist, developing a diverse practice which will be present within this exhibition. The Ecstasy of Memory will add a powerful voice to our cultural and social understanding of mortality. Working with a diverse mix of mediums this exhibition will include sculpture and installation along with stitched pieces.

Of the work to be exhibited in the forthcoming The Ecstasy of Memory Lisa Snook commented:

“I am a thief. I steal from people’s memories, like a collector I want to somehow own their pain and suffering- often because I can no longer feel my own. What fascinates me is how we, as individuals, design and build strategies to avoid, cope with, reason with, our own mortality. This is at the heart of what it means to be human."

Snook’s work has been described as “Mature, surreal and haunting” (Culture 24 ).

Exploring themes of memory, memorial and loss, Snook’s fragile portrayal of remembrance, the romance of death and the ritual which surround death create a body of hauntingly beautiful work.