Join artist-curators Hot Desque (Neena Percy and Lizzy Drury) for an one-off tour of their current exhibition intervention, called ‘Holding Cosmic Dust’, at the Corinium Museum.

They will take you on a guided talk, discussing the nine artworks by London-based contemporary artists which are currently installed amongst the permanent collection.

The project draws out connections between archaeology, history and fantasy, through artworks by Holly Graham, Rubie Green, Rebeca Romero, Amba Sayal-Bennett, Abel Shah and Suzanne Treister. Forming a narrative, the constellation of objects scattered throughout the museum acts as remnants of a speculative, matriarchal society which inhabited the same area at an unspecified time.

The sculptures, drawings and sound pieces each carry their own story adding to the overall narrative. Together, they evoke lost culture, traditions and beliefs but are mysterious in their function and provenance. Hot Desque encourages visitors to come up with their own story behind these objects, while reimagining possible past, present and futures.

The Curator’s Tour is free to attend as part of a standard museum ticket entry.

More about the exhibition can be found here: https://coriniummuseum.org/event/holding-cosmic-dust/

About Hot Desque:

Hot Desque is an artistic practice between Lizzy Drury and Neena Percy, founded in 2018. They met while studying an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in London, UK. Their practice spans site-specific installation, film, drawing and writing, creating theatrical mise-en-scènes with other artists. Pushing the boundaries of curation, through worldbuilding they explore the potential to re-enchant objects and matter, through collaborations with other artists.
Hot Desque has staged exhibitions and interventions internationally and in the UK at the Theatre Royal Newcastle (Newcastle, UK), Centre for Contemporary Art (Glasgow, UK), The NewBridge Project (Newcastle, UK), A.P.T. Gallery (London, UK), The Swiss Church (London, UK), Collato/e/ral Art Fair (New Delhi, India). They have been supported by Arts Council England, Freelands Foundation, A-N Union and the Gibbs Trust. They are current awardees of Hypha Studios Longterm Resident Artists 2022-2024.

3 – 3:45pm, starting 3pm in the Museum Foyer