Exhibitions
'As It Was, So It Is' by Yulia Mahr
Join us in celebration of ‘As It Was, So It Is’ a solo exhibition by Yulia Mahr at SERCHIA. Opening 20 March 6 – 9 for Bristol Gallery Weekend.
SERCHIA Gallery, Bristol is delighted to announce visual artist Yulia Mahr’s solo exhibition ‘As It Was, So It Is’ opening for the second annual Equinox: Bristol Gallery Weekend. Please join us in celebration:
SERCHIA Gallery 24 Elmgrove Rd. Bristol, BS6 6AJ, UK
Private View 18.00-21.00 Thursday 20 March 2025
Following the opening weekend, 'As It Was, So It Is' will be on view through 20 April 2025 by appointment.
Private View | 20 March 6-9pm RSVP here:
https://serchiagallery.square.site/product/rsvp-as-it-was-so-it-is-by-yulia-mahr/229
In addition to her opening reception, Yulia will be In Conversation at SERCHIA in a very special artist talk on Sunday 23 March at 2pm sharing her interdisciplinary work and process in debut of her new solo exhibition at SERCHIA. Space is incredibly limited so please do not hesitate to book.
Artist Talk | 23 March 2pm RSVP here:
https://serchiagallery.square.site/product/in-conversation-with-yulia-mahr/230
As ever, our events are complimentary with an option to donate to the gallery. We look forward to welcoming you soon and sharing Yulia's new exhibition and conversation with you.
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About Yulia
Yulia Mahr is a British Hungarian interdisciplinary artist born in 1967. Her practice encompasses multiple mediums, embracing innovative and experimental creative processes. Influenced by a life marked by geographical displacement, Mahr’s personal history is infused into her artistic practice.
Spanning lens-based work, sculpture and installation, and dissolving boundaries between creative disciplines, Mahr explores the intricacies of human existence. From transformative states like birth and death to themes of the body and gender, her work examines human interconnectedness, revealing what unities us from the cellular level to other species and the universe. Mahr’s fascination with spirituality, religion, and ritual, as well as her background in Anthropology, permeates her exploration of impermanence and the passage of time.
Her art engages with socio-political and environmental themes, including displacement, community, and alternative systems of capital. Her creative process embraces a certain formalism whilst also subverting classicism. Employing chiaroscuro, largely monochromatic tones, and still-life compositions, Mahr’s practice reflects a profound engagement with beauty, materiality and natural elements. In her recent body of work, Mahr studies the beautiful and ‘unsightly’ facets of the human condition, touching on hard-hitting subjects such as postpartum body and displacement.
Through layered and repeated figuration, she juxtaposes scarred bodies, decaying matter, and lifeless animals with moments of birth and vitality. Mahr often exhibits her work in unconventional spaces, natural surroundings and architectural forms.
https://yulia-mahr.com/
@yuliamahr
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About SERCHIA
SERCHIA is a residential and not-for-profit woman-run gallery residing in the curator’s Victorian home in Bristol. Since 2021, SERCHIA has celebrated British and International contemporary artists, who make visible what would otherwise never be seen. SERCHIA is home to an art book library, reading room, artist residency programme, and photography studio . The gallery interacts with the community through a constellation of events and cultivates opportunities for artists of all backgrounds .
For further details please visit: https://serchiagallery.square.site/
@serchiagallery
SERCHIA Gallery 24 Elmgrove Rd. Bristol, BS6 6AJ, UK
Private View 18.00-21.00 Thursday 20 March 2025
Following the opening weekend, 'As It Was, So It Is' will be on view through 20 April 2025 by appointment.
Private View | 20 March 6-9pm RSVP here:
https://serchiagallery.square.site/product/rsvp-as-it-was-so-it-is-by-yulia-mahr/229
In addition to her opening reception, Yulia will be In Conversation at SERCHIA in a very special artist talk on Sunday 23 March at 2pm sharing her interdisciplinary work and process in debut of her new solo exhibition at SERCHIA. Space is incredibly limited so please do not hesitate to book.
Artist Talk | 23 March 2pm RSVP here:
https://serchiagallery.square.site/product/in-conversation-with-yulia-mahr/230
As ever, our events are complimentary with an option to donate to the gallery. We look forward to welcoming you soon and sharing Yulia's new exhibition and conversation with you.
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About Yulia
Yulia Mahr is a British Hungarian interdisciplinary artist born in 1967. Her practice encompasses multiple mediums, embracing innovative and experimental creative processes. Influenced by a life marked by geographical displacement, Mahr’s personal history is infused into her artistic practice.
Spanning lens-based work, sculpture and installation, and dissolving boundaries between creative disciplines, Mahr explores the intricacies of human existence. From transformative states like birth and death to themes of the body and gender, her work examines human interconnectedness, revealing what unities us from the cellular level to other species and the universe. Mahr’s fascination with spirituality, religion, and ritual, as well as her background in Anthropology, permeates her exploration of impermanence and the passage of time.
Her art engages with socio-political and environmental themes, including displacement, community, and alternative systems of capital. Her creative process embraces a certain formalism whilst also subverting classicism. Employing chiaroscuro, largely monochromatic tones, and still-life compositions, Mahr’s practice reflects a profound engagement with beauty, materiality and natural elements. In her recent body of work, Mahr studies the beautiful and ‘unsightly’ facets of the human condition, touching on hard-hitting subjects such as postpartum body and displacement.
Through layered and repeated figuration, she juxtaposes scarred bodies, decaying matter, and lifeless animals with moments of birth and vitality. Mahr often exhibits her work in unconventional spaces, natural surroundings and architectural forms.
https://yulia-mahr.com/
@yuliamahr
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About SERCHIA
SERCHIA is a residential and not-for-profit woman-run gallery residing in the curator’s Victorian home in Bristol. Since 2021, SERCHIA has celebrated British and International contemporary artists, who make visible what would otherwise never be seen. SERCHIA is home to an art book library, reading room, artist residency programme, and photography studio . The gallery interacts with the community through a constellation of events and cultivates opportunities for artists of all backgrounds .
For further details please visit: https://serchiagallery.square.site/
@serchiagallery
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