Exhibitions

Caragh Thuring

London, United Kingdom

A meditation on the hidden and the revealed, where nuclear submarines and erupting volcanoes collide on raw linen.

Caragh Thuring, Gold is Formed, 2026

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© Caragh Thuring, Gold is Formed, 2026

Meet the artist

Caragh Thuring

The Movement

Contemporary Art

ArtLovers Tip

Look closely at the painting World Trade—it features an image of pipes and concrete that the artist describes as a "creative bodge job," a raw human intervention in a structured space.

Exhibition Highlights - What you'll see

Caragh Thuring’s work thrives in the tension between what is shown and what remains submerged. Drawing from a childhood spent near a Scottish nuclear submarine base, she weaves together industrial silhouettes and natural landscapes, using recurring motifs like bricks and volcanoes to explore the fragile nature of permanence. Her paintings are not mere images but records of time, often leaving large sections of the canvas untouched to let the composition breathe.

You're watching a series of expansive canvases where industrial shapes dissolve into ethereal clouds. In The Annunciation, delicate lilies obscure ghostly faces, while Starlink captures the cold, rhythmic glow of satellites against a deep, void-like expanse. The scale of the works feels both monumental and intimate, with the texture of the woven cloth providing a tactile grounding for her surreal, floating non sequiturs.

Worth the trip

  • Rare motifs: Encounter Thuring's unique visual vocabulary, where nuclear submarines and volcanoes serve as powerful metaphors for the human unconscious.
  • Material depth: Observe the intricate interplay between oil paint and bespoke woven cloth, a technique that blurs the line between the canvas and the subject.
  • London context: Visit the heart of St James's to see how these charged, landscape-inspired works dialogue with the historical weight and refined architecture of the city.

How to experience it

Move slowly through the gallery, paying close attention to the areas where Thuring has left the linen bare; these "pauses" are as intentional as the marks themselves. After the show, walk through the quiet, storied streets of St James’s toward the park to sit by the water. Much like the artist’s memories of the Holy Loch, the contrast between the city's rigid architecture and the natural landscape will help you process the exhibition's themes of visibility and restraint.

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