We are thrilled to share the announcement for Where Is My Mind?, a solo show of works by Deborah Segun! The show opens runs February 26 through March 25, 2023 at BEERS London.
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The title, purposefully chosen by Segun, comes from a strong need of being at one with mind and body ā a life-long search for harmonious balance within oneās self. In other words, a continuous journey toward self-realization.
Segun has referred to her art as a form of self-soothing: art as an escape when one feels like they are reaching a tipping point that could be harmful to oneās well-being. For Segun, the artistās lived experience provides a sort of road map to understanding who she is: āLived experience provides the framework for each of us to comprehend our environment and the greater world around us,ā she says in response to this new body of work.
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Her previous exhibition was about learning to love and understand oneās self, and it appears that in many ways, this body of work continues that thread. Segun herself says: āThe world can be so overstimulating sometimes. Thereās a constant sense of chaos and our experiences can sometimes present themselves in behavioural traits that either act as a form of protection or serve as a blueprint for how we respond to future experiences.ā
For the viewer, the works seem to emanate a sense of peace and comfort. It would appear that art is the answer for Segun to find solace in our world. For Segun, painting comes from a need to ābe at one with the mind and body, [to have] a continuous search for harmonious balance within oneās self. A journey towards self-realization.ā
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About the Artist: Deborah Segun (b. 1994, Nigeria) lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. She obtained a degree in Fashion Design at the Polimoda Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy in 2017. Solo exhibitions include: You Keep Going Through It, Iām Just Coming Back From It, Breeder Gallery, Athens, Greece (2022); The Little Things I Need to Make Me Whole, ADA Gallery, Accra, Ghana (2022); How To Fall In Love, BEERS London, (2021); Being Free, SMO Contemporary Art Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria (2020); Play as Collective, AWCA, ArtxLagos Art Fair, Lagos, Nigeria (2019); Still Life Art Oja, Lagos, Nigeria (2019) and; I Feel Like I Am, Relate Africa, Lagos, Nigeria, (2019). Group exhibitions include: Eparapo, The Working Girls Forum, A Whitespace Creative Agency, Lagos, Nigeria (2019); Ā Art Oja Portfolio II, Miliki, Lagos, Nigeria (2018); Family & Friends, Wafflesncream, Lagos, Nigeria (2018) and; Polimoda Performance Art & Fashion Show, Florence Italy (2017). Art Fairs include: Frieze London (2021); Frieze New York, NY (2021); Armory New York, NY (2021); Frieze Los Angeles, LA (2021); 1-54 Contemporary African Fair, London, (2021); FIAC Paris (2021) and; Affordable Art Fair, Lagos, Nigeria (2019).
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