Ena Swansea: stuck in neutral

Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to present stuck in neutral, the second solo exhibition of Ena Swansea to be held at the Hong Kong gallery, taking place between 30 September - 30 November 2022. The exhibition will feature a group of vibrant, ingeniously imaginative and masterfully rendered new paintings from the New York-based artist.

The exhibition title, stuck in neutral, refers to an illusory, slippery transition from a global pandemic back to simpler times. The group of nine paintings present initially familiar motifs - snow covered fields, roiling ocean waves, bucolic allées and autumnal forests - yet upon deeper engagement become disquietingly surreal and enigmatic. Characterized by their ambiguity, Swansea's paintings do not offer a specific narrative, therefore allowing flexibility for the viewer in their perception of them. Swansea's paintings unveil the everchanging state of our moment, the dense landscapes in her work revealingtraces of human life and whispers of sly humor that hint at the optimism through which she views the future; the enjoyment of the ethereal and spectral figures is apparent throughout this body of work.