De La Warr Pavilion

Bexhill

Tonico Lemos Auaí

The London-based Brazilian artist, Tonico Lemos Auad (b.1968), makes sculptures that act as tools for processing thoughts. Often responding specifically in relation to the site and its people, Auad inspects ideas around act of faith, mending and repairing, resistance and endeavour to overcome adversity.

In response to the De La Warr Pavilion’s proximity to the natural elements and the town’s history as a seaside resort and its relationship to mental health and well-being, the exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion will focus on the activity of gardening and its psychological impact and therapeutic properties.

All the plants in the gallery contain healing properties. The artist invites you to add your own medicinal plants and stories in exchange for a small plant sample. The exchange will take place here on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-4pm.