We are delighted to present Kate Daudy: SUPERBLOOM - the first exhibition by the celebrated British conceptual artist at Lyndsey Ingram. Daudy, who is well known for her multidisciplinary practice encompassing sculpture, textiles, written interventions and large-scale public installations, has filled the gallery with a new body of work focusing on nature as a metaphor for the state of humanity today.
The title SUPERBLOOM is a reference to a rare, natural phenomenon, where seeds blossom into flowers in the desert creating a blanket of colour and life in an otherwise barren landscape. Within the exhibition will be a selection of new work made by Daudy, including sculptures, felt panels and works on paper.
This exhibition preceded the launch of Daudy’s new citywide intervention, The Seeds of Hope, in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, a global organization that leads international action to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. The Seeds of Hope project showcases the oneness of nature and humanity. Specifically, with owner permission, it consists of over a dozen felt-flower art-pieces by British artist Kate Daudy installed across London locations. These include galleries, iconic monuments, beautiful community gardens and green spaces that link through wooden QR codes to ten refugee-videos talking about flowers and seeds that have a meaning to them.
On street corners, cafés and public landmarks around London, including Southbank Centre, Borough Market, St James’s Piccadilly, the Garden Museum + the Ismaili Centre as well as the façade of Lyndsey Ingram, Daudy’s felt découpage flowers and weeds will grow out of cracks and, like flowers, wither and fade over time.
