Make do Make Space. Hypha Gallery , curated by Nicholas Stavri July 2026

Autochthonous Rhythm Echo. 2026

Lightboxes, super 8 film, salvaged wooden hoardings, painting, lights, digital prints, salvaged timber, found steel shelving.

Royal Academy summer exhibition.

Gravity wins. 2025

Acrylic, image transfer, UV matt varnish, on canvas, chain, salvaged steel shelf

180×120cm

Still. 2021

Perspex, painted wine box, light

Signal to noise. 2026

Acrylic, image transfer, UV matt varnish, on canvas and linen, salvaged steel shutter

Artist Framed. 120×80cm

Autochthonous Rhythm Echo. 2026 installation view

No comment. 2025

Police interview tape, Framed 43×29cm

The All of everything. 2025

Oil, Acrylic, oil stick, spray paint, image transfer, photocopies

200×150cm Artist Frame

“Make do" speaks to the resourcefulness of artists finding ways to keep working, without big budgets or reliable studio space, while "make space" captures both the literal act of finding and activating a room with art and the broader demand for visibility, recognition, and inclusion. The works on show respond to both the exhibition space and the surrounding urban landscape, sitting with the tension between the city's architecture and the day-to-day life of its inhabitants. At its core, Make Do / Make Space is about people as much as it is about objects. It reflects a community of artists who are not just making sculpture but actively shaping how art is made, shared, and experienced in the confines of a contemporary urban setting.

Nicholas Stavri