13/10/2026
‘Gelassenheit: Letting Things Be’ by Anne Smerdon. You’re invited to the opening of Art Post Uki’s latest exhibition, this Thursday 15 October at 6pm.
Each of the 17 paintings exhibited, is a glance at small everyday objects found on any household shelf or table.
Anne uses the German word Gelassenheit to describe her approach:
“For most of my arts practice, control has been at the forefront. I spend hours composing a painting, positioning objects and staging the scene. I check and recheck until the composition balances or tells the story that I want the audience to hear. Then I paint.
But with this collection, I embraced Gelassenheit. I stopped arranging. I left objects scattered instead of composing them. I let my birds interact however they chose. I rejected the impulse to control the narrative or composition. I let things be.”
Come share a Picnic in the Park before the Art Post show, with street food from Gunter’s Wood Fired Pizza and music by Loren Jemahli 4pm–8pm.
Exhibition continues until 25 November.
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