PREVIEW: Phoebe Collings-James: a rose, a bridge, a house, Pitzhanger Manor

Infidel: devils-chariot, 2025. Courtesy the Artist, Arcadia Missa, London and Mendes Wood
DM, Brussels. Photography: © Hugard & Vanoverschelde

The Pitzhanger Manor will present an exhibition showcasing the work of Phoebe Collings-James this spring.

Featuring over 17 pieces from the Jamaican British artist, the exhibition will be comprised of  clay paintings, armour and sculpture, mostly human-scale, that will fill the main galleries and Breakfast Room of renowned architect Sir John Soane’s former home.

The works are influenced by cuneiform tablets and Ashanti folklore, as well as multi-disciplinary practices including the artist’s extensive work with sound design.

This show will include new sculptures from the ongoing series Infidels (2023) which use Caribbean coiling techniques. The works continue Collings-James’s investigation of
the concept of the infidel as representing the figure of the outsider.

Talking about the exhibition, Phoebe Collings-James said: “I have been devoted to this body of work which has been travelling in exhibitions since last year. It’s exciting for this series of Infidels and clay paintings to come home to London, together within the galleries at Pitzhanger.”