Why be a slug? Abi Palmer’s debut solo exhibition creates an alternate universe where, rather than treated with disgust, slugs are worshipped.
Why be a slug? Abi Palmer’s debut solo exhibition creates an alternate universe where, rather than treated with disgust, slugs are worshipped. Through slime, queerness, politics of space and deeply erotic, alien mating rituals, Slime Mother invites audiences to merge and connect with this complex gastropod, and embrace its resilient strangeness. Expect to leave feeling a little more slug-like….
The exhibition will be accompanied by Slugs: a Manifesto, a new publication by Palmer, published by Makina Books.
"I identify with the slug: I too have been regarded with repulsion, no more than a pest stealing spoils from the hardworking farmer. Once I allow myself space to move beyond visceral disgust and phobia, I find space for beauty, fascination and even a glistening reverence for a creature who became more disgusting as a means of survival" - Abi Palmer
About Abi Palmer
Abi Palmer is an artist and writer. She uses film, text, sculpture and sensory intervention to explore sick bodies, viscous textures and ecological landscapes.
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