RETROSPECTIVELY; FINDING THE LIGHT, a solo exhibition charting the curious journey of artist Nicole Wassall — from the influence of neuroscience, to the use of poetry as a form of sketching. The spirited investigation of her evolving practice is presented by Fiumano Clase, in collaboration with TM Lighting.
Running from the 11th of September to the 7th of October 2025, the show gathers pivotal works from the past decade, revealing how the pieces develop fresh relevance as the world around them shifts. As an artist, Wassall focuses her attention on the blurred lines of life, as she searches for sense, or at least good honest nonsense. Spanning sculpture, mobiles, water‑gilded icons and sound, Wassall’s practice invites viewers to reconcile logic with imagination.
Gold leaf shimmers beside semi‑precious stones; a metronome ticks through the uneasy rhythm of equality; a silver marionette puppet pirouettes between religion, politics and modernity; and a floating glass box of thoughts is suspended on golden wires. Steeped in research and creativity, the works balance quiet humour with spirituality; poking fun at humanity’s contradictions.
‘Her works are, at times, as familiar as they are unknown. They are puzzles and conundrums that, at first glance, have their own logic but, on closer inspection, belong to another world entirely’ notes James Payne of Artlyst, ‘Wassall is a modern-day surrealist and, like them, uses contradictory details to challenge our visual habits, asking us to re-examine our presumptions and create new ones.’
