An Alterable Terrain
Tate Britain, London, 2023-4
An Alterable Terrain brings together new and existing sculptures as a conceptual fragmentation of a Black woman’s body. Examining material and colonial histories, theories of minimalism and abstraction, and Black feminist epistemologies. Dillon’s works evoke elements – including the eyes, mouth, soul and hands – of an amorphous, conceptual body that considers the formation of Caribbean and British identities.
Art Now is a series of free exhibitions showcasing emerging talent and highlighting new developments in British art.
The publication accompanying the exhibition was published by Tate Publishing in 2023 and edited by Dillon. See details here
An Unholy Trinity (the) Imaginary, Symbolic and Real, 2022
Sapele mahogany
117cm × 87cm × 87cm
Sapele mahogany
117cm × 87cm × 87cm
As Wata to Wine, Wine to Blood, Blood to Dirt, Dirt to Sand, Sand to Water; Wata (Bit), 2023
Iron, plastic and sand
10.2 × 40.7 × 30cm
Iron, plastic and sand
10.2 × 40.7 × 30cm
Flagging Visions of Periphery, 2023
Steel, polyester and resin
104.5 × 130 cm
Steel, polyester and resin
104.5 × 130 cm
Placing Her Within An Alterable Terrain, 2023
Acrylic glass
160cm³
Acrylic glass
160cm³
C/leaning Figures, 2023
Scent, soap, molasses and resin
Dimensions variable
Scent, soap, molasses and resin
Dimensions variable
Swollen, Whole, Broken, Birthed in the Broken; Broken Birthed, Broken, Deficient, Whole–At the Black Womb’s Altar, At the Black Woman’s Tale., 2023
Sapele mahogany and calabashes
25.4 × 160 × 25.4 cm
Sapele mahogany and calabashes
25.4 × 160 × 25.4 cm
Photography: Theo Christelis