JoJo Spook

Washed Up
13 February - 24 April 2026

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Join us for opening afternoon:

Friday 13 September, 6pm

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Everyone welcome!​ 

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This exhibition presents sculptural works by JoJo Spook, created from washed-up ocean debris, particularly ghost nets and discarded fishing materials - remnants of human activity that continue to harm marine life long after they are abandoned. These materials carry embedded histories of entanglement,
suffocation, and loss, drifting invisibly through marine environments before arriving on shore.

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Through slow and deliberate processes of sewing, weaving, and material manipulation, Spook transforms this environmental waste into tactile sculptural forms. Acts of care, repair, and responsibility are central to the making process, reframing materials once
associated with destruction into objects that demand attention rather than avoidance.
 

The works speak to both the visible and unseen impacts humans leave behind: what remains of the ocean after consumption, neglect, and exploitation. Positioned between beauty and damage, fragility and resilience, the sculptures invite reflection on how our relationship with the marine environment might shift if the consequences of human actions were fully confronted.

Functioning simultaneously as a record of harm and a gesture of hope, the exhibition offers an invitation to imagine transformation, accountability, and futures shaped by care rather than extraction.