SYSTEMS.BRICKS. HANDS
Fri 09 Oct
|Studio 18
A group exhibition by emerging artists Arien Barley, Felix McClafferty and Matilda Power. Across three installations, the artists investigate the symbiotic processes of production, transformation and erosion within cities, information systems, and culture.
Time & Location
09 Oct 2026, 18:00 – 13 Oct 2026, 18:30
Studio 18, Hope Mills Business Centre, Brimscombe, Stroud GL5 2SE, UK
About the event
SYSTEMS.BRICKS.HANDS
Arien Barley, Felix McClafferty, Matilda Power
Studio 18, Stroud, 9th-13th October 2026
SYSTEMS.BRICKS.HANDS is a group exhibition by emerging artists Arien Barley, Felix McClafferty and Matilda Power. Across three installations, the artists investigate the symbiotic processes of production, transformation and erosion within cities, information systems, and culture. The exhibition is supported by the release of an original publication alongside a programme of workshops, performances and artist talks (see below).
The three room-scale works center the brick as both a material and conceptual frame. Architectural feedback loops, mathematical models, material histories, nostalgia and geological movements are living threads tethered and interwoven through the works: The Inside of a Closed Box, 24 Times (McClafferty, 2025), System Portrait 08/10/2026 (Barley, 2026), and Get a Grip! (Power, 2026)
Felix McClafferty describes the exhibition: