Brief Candle, Splendid Torch
Lucien Anderson
04.07.2025–03.08.2025

Slugtown are pleased to announce Brief Candle, Splendid Torch – a solo exhibition by Lucien Anderson.

In Brief Candle, Splendid Torch Anderson will present new, wall-based sculptural works that touch on his interest in the fundamentals of human survival, solitary outposts and brief camaraderie.  Through a series of totemic works; Anderson applies the brakes, exploring acts of nourishment, the pursuit of fantastical adventure, and moments of vulnerability in the face of an indifferent landscape.

Lucien Anderson (b. 1992, Huddersfield, UK) lives and works in Newcastle upon Tyne. He recieved his BA in Fine Art at Newcastle Univeristy in 2016. Anderson has completed residencies at Contemporary Fire, Tuscany, 2023; The Museum of Loss and Renewal, Collemacchia, 2023; and Allenheads Contemporary Arts, Northumberland, 2016 and 2018. Selected exhibitions include: Our Teeth are Reefs curated by Slugtown , Collective Ending, London, 2024; Baltic Open Submission, BALTIC, Gateshead, 2024; Memory Into Landscape, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, 2022; Near and Elsewhere, No 20 Arts, London, 2022; AFTER THE FLOOD, Blyth, 2022; Friends With Benefits, Safehouse, London, 2021; EKO 8 – International Triennial of Art and Environment, Maribor, 2021.