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Lindsey Mendick's Body Horror Ceramics at Carl Freedman Gallery

exhibition · 2026-07-03

Lindsey Mendick's exhibition 'Where You End and I Begin' at Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate presents ceramic works depicting romantic love as mutated, gory body horror. The show is inspired by her relationship with partner Guy Oliver and her pug Telly. Polaroids in the opening room show intimate, full-frontal embraces. The exhibition runs from July 3, 2026.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Where You End and I Begin'
  • Venue: Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate
  • Artist: Lindsey Mendick, English ceramicist
  • Inspired by her partner Guy Oliver and pug Telly
  • Features Polaroids of intimate embraces
  • Themes: love as body horror, co-dependency
  • Includes ceramic works of snogging snails and conjoined lovers
  • Described as 'so full-frontal, you feel like a voyeur for looking'

Entities

Artists

  • Lindsey Mendick
  • Guy Oliver

Institutions

  • Carl Freedman Gallery

Locations

  • Margate
  • United Kingdom

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