Hardeep Pandhal and Corissa Duhra

Opening: Wednesday 4 December 2024 5:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ

Free entry. Booking not required.

Leeds Arts University is proud to host the opening of an exhibition presenting 'Quest Quest' and 'Humble Beginnings' by Hardeep Pandhal and 'boundaries/bounded' by Corissa Duhra. The artists were commissioned as part of the 2024 Access and Participation Plan (APP) Commissions Programme. The evening will commence with a conversation with the two artists, followed by a chance to explore the works in further detail, and will culminate in a drinks reception.

For accessibility information, please email curatorial@leeds-art.ac.uk.

Following the opening, the works will be available to see until 28 February 2025 by appointment by contacting curatorial@leeds-art.ac.uk.

Hardeep Pandhal: Quest Quest and Humble Beginnings

Hardeep Pandhal uses drawing to create mythical narratives that explore the complexities of contemporary culture, class, racial violence and power. The exhibition presents a new wall drawing and works on paper from two new series of works: 'Quest Quest' and 'Humble Beginnings'. Pandhal will present other works from these series, produced as part of the APP Commission, in a new solo exhibition titled Inner World at Drawing Room, London, in February 2025.

Corissa Duhra: boundaries/bounded

Corissa Duhra’s 'boundaries/bounded' channels existential concerns into physical forms from the discarded, echoing themes of abandonment and resilience, embodying the overlooked and the forgotten. The sculpture’s imposing stance and intrusive presence invite the viewer to confront the pervasive gaze of societal norms, raising questions about the power dynamics that govern our choices and the extent to which we allow cultural expectations to dictate our identity. The inclusion of atta, a staple of domestic life, ties back to the cultural expectations that permeate everyday interactions. If existentialism is indeed a humanism, how much of our free will do we willingly surrender to these pressures?