Exhibition
Scream of the Butterfly
1 Jun 2022 – 6 Jun 2022
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 14:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 14:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- Bedford Road
- Guildford
England - GU1 4SJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Guildford Station
‘Scream of the Butterfly’ showcases the work from a group of artists who use their mediums to sublimate personal experience, or reflect that of others, exploring complex psychological states and raising awareness for mental health.
About
Scream of the Butterfly’ is being held by artist and curator Lauren Thompson and sponsored by Kane FM, a local radio station working to transform the lives of young people struggling with learning differences and wellbeing challenges. 10% of all work sold will go towards local mental health charity, MindWaves.
To become a butterfly, a caterpillar first digests itself. Amidst the pandemic individuals have retreated into their own cocoons, trapped within the constraints of their minds. This has been, for many, a time for introspection and transformation. Although the process can be painful, once the caterpillar has digested itself, it metamorphosizes, breaking out of the darkness and through to the other side as a butterfly: lighter, free and high flying.
Symbolically, across cultures the butterfly has become “a symbol for rebirth and resurrection, for the triumph of the spirit and the soul over the physical prison.”
