Exhibition
just opened
'Captive Heart' Athen Kardashian and Nina Mhach Durban | Launch of Forma, Bermondsey Square
8 Feb 2025 – 27 Apr 2025
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Monday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Tuesday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Wednesday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Thursday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Friday
- 00:00 – 00:00
Free admission
Address
- 12-15 Bermondsey Square
- London
England - SE1 3FD
- United Kingdom
Captive Heart is a new site-specific installation by London-based artist duo Athen Kardashian and Nina Mhach Durban. The exhibition marks the first in a series of public interventions at Forma’s brand new street-facing public art space on Bermondsey Square.
About
Captive Heart
Athen Kardashian & Nina Mhach Durban
24/7, 8 February - 27 April 2025
Forma, 15 Bermondsey Square, SE1 3FD
Launch event: 4-6pm, Saturday 8 February 2025
Captive Heart is a new site-specific installation by London-based artist duo Athen Kardashian and Nina Mhach Durban. Continuing the artists’ exploration of diasporic identity, personal cultural heritage and popular culture, the exhibition marks the first in a series of public interventions at Forma’s brand new street-facing public art space on Bermondsey Square.
Drawing inspiration from Selena, the “Queen of Tejano Music”, the duo reflect on the enduring experiences of the Latinx community along Old Kent Road. Selena was a celebrated Mexican-American musician who bridged Latin music and mainstream American pop culture until her tragic murder at 23 in 1995, and has since become an icon within the queer community.
Developed at FormaHQ studios throughout January 2025, Captive Heart draws on Selena’s legacy to explore themes of love, loss, and cultural transformation, examining how identity, memory, and community persist amid urban change. Reflecting on Bermondsey’s evolving neighborhoods, the artwork invites viewers to consider the interplay between personal histories and collective cultural narratives in the face of urbanisation and erasure.