Curated by Paola Lucente
Hypha Gallery 1 / No. 1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EN
7 November – 6 December 2025
Private view: 6 November, 4 - 9 PM
Cells and Love invites all viewers, regardless of gender or parental status, into an intimate exploration of one of the most profound human experiences: becoming a mother.
Bringing together the work of contemporary artist-mothers working across painting, sculpture, installation, video, performance, and textiles, the exhibition explores how motherhood intersects with artistic creation. At the heart of Cells and Love lies a set of dualities: creation and separation, self and other, autonomy and responsibility. These are not exclusively maternal dilemmas, they are human ones, but through the lens of motherhood, they gain new depth and urgency.
This exhibition blurs the boundaries between art and life, between the studio and the nursery, between play and practice. It unfolds in the murky, generative terrain where motherhood and creativity meet, spaces often overlooked or dismissed. Here, we make them visible.
Featured artists: Anna Frijstein | Charlotte Warne Thomas | Diane Chappalley | Emma Cousin | Farnaz Gholami | Fiona Chambers | Flora Bradwell | Gal Leshem | Hannah Morgan | Lindsay Mapes | Lisa-Marie Harris | Ludovica Gioscia | Michal Raz | Or Lapid | Qian Qian | Sophie Goodchild
