‘Revellious’ is an exhibition of 12 contemporary artists whose practices embrace materiality as an act of joy, excess, and resistance. Drawing on the word’s origins in festivity and expressive excitement, the works presented revel in surface, texture, and process—celebrating the physical intelligence of materials while refusing restraint. Clay, fabric, pigment, found matter, and bodily gesture become sites of pleasure and insistence, where making is both labour and celebration. These artists approach material not as neutral substance, but as something animated, unruly, and alive with history.
Rhyming with rebellious, Revellious positions material engagement as a quietly defiant force. Against systems that have historically minimized women’s labour and tactile knowledge, the exhibition foregrounds practices that are exuberant, excessive, and unapologetically sensorial.
Festivity here is not frivolous; it is strategic. Through acts of making that are boisterous, playful, and richly embodied, the artists assert presence, agency, and delight—reclaiming materiality as a space of both pleasure and power.
Private View: Thursday 3rd September 6-9pm | Free Drinks
4th September - 16th September | Open Thursday - Sunday 11-4pm
ADMISSION FREE
Strange Cargo Arts, revellious
The Factory, 43 Geraldine Rd, Cheriton CT19 4BD
Image courtesy of the artist: Sue Withers | Mini Me (Alien Crescent)