Unexpected Consequence
Exhibition Opening on 7th November
We are excited to present in collaboration with ADH Gallery “Unexpected Consequence”, a solo exhibition by British artist Hermione Allsopp, who lives and works in East Sussex. The exhibition is built upon a striking juxtaposition of old and new — a dialogue between the futuristic space of art’otel and the found objects that Allsopp transforms into sculptural works with renewed identity and meaning.
Join us for the opening on 7 November to be one of the first to view the exhibition.
Through a meticulous process of deconstruction and reconfiguration, Allsopp unveils the intangible realities embedded in once-mundane objects. Carefully arranged within the sleek, contemporary setting, her pieces stir visitors’ memories and evoke a quiet sense of nostalgia. Some are composed into abstract forms that carry a touch of irony in their new existence; others are transformed completely, granted an entirely new life.
As both creator and guardian, Allsopp moves through the world with a discerning eye, rediscovering the overlooked features of the everyday. In her work, she layers traces of the past with the immediacy of the present, maintaining a delicate balance between remembrance and renewal. Rather than criticising human attachment to objects, she honours it — preserving memory while allowing new identities to emerge. Her sculptures whisper dual affirmations from the artist to her creations: “I remember you” and “I’ve got you.”
Objects that once defined our sense of self become monuments in Allsopp’s hands. Paying tribute to the past, they rebel against obsolescence, asserting their continued presence: “I still exist. I am here.” In a world increasingly consumed by virtual experience, Allsopp’s works bring us back to the tactile and the human, grounding us in.
Working with non-artistic, found materials, she challenges traditional notions of beauty, valuing authenticity and transformation over surface appeal. By reinterpreting the familiar, she imbues these objects with emotional depth — witnesses of time and of themselves. Through this act of reanimation, Allsopp’s sculptures remind us that even within decay and loss, there is renewal — a new life after life.
