UBIK 2025

Hypha Gallery, 1 Sugar House Island, 6 Sugar House Lane, London E15 2QS

Part 1: 24 January - 8 February, Part 2: 14 February - 1 March

Thursday – Sunday 11:30am - 5pm 

Kindly supported by Sugar House Island in partnership with Hypha Studios

Curated by Vivien Delta, Tania Salha and Eveleigh-Evans.

UBIK 2025 is a two-part project by Changeable Beast that invites viewers into an otherworldly “Third Space” inspired by UBIK, the elusive and multi layered substance in Philip K Dick’s 1969 novel. 

The idea for this project emerged when the artists of Changeable Beast, travelling through space on their way to an interplanetary studio critique, encountered UBIK. 

UBIK is slippery- at once a tangible substance, a concept, and a metaphor but always a catalyst for exploring time, reality and social change. Previous accounts of UBIK have manifested as a life-preserving force appearing in the form of an aerosol spray; a commentary on socio-economic theories; a sobering agent and an entity of divine power taking on a phallic shape.

Drawing on these metaphors and interpretations as well as Dick’s essay “Who is an SF writer?” In which he outlines the SF writer as someone who “reframes reality from within”, UBIK 2025 examines art as a subtle yet potent form of activism that redefines the world we live in, challenging societal norms and allowing for boundless inquiry.

Set out over two 3-week long exhibitions, through performance, sculpture, time-based media, drawing and print, Changeable Beast (+ special guests) invite viewers into speculative narratives, exploring alternative futures and cultivating dialogues about potential change. 

Part 1: Andy Gomez, Eveleigh-Evans, Jennifer Moore, Katrin Hanusch, Karen Byrne, Rachael Causer, Seona Myerscough, Tania Salha, Tom Witherick, Vivien Delta.

Part 2: Aileen Kelly, Carolyn Whitaker, Clare Jarret, Chuting Lee, Diana Wolzak, Ellie Reid, John Summers, Kay Senior, Ornela Novello, Susan Young, Tessa Garland.

Events

Private View Part 1                        23 January 6 - 9pm (Performance by Seona Myerscough- 7pm)

Artist Talk Part 1                             25 January 2 - 4pm

Amulet Making Workshop              1 February 2 - 4:30pm (with artist Tom Witherick)

Private View Part 2                        13 February 6 - 9pm (Performance by Ornela Novello - 7pm)

Artist Talk Part 2                             15 February 2 - 4pm (Led by Diana Wolzak)

Closing Event                                  28 February 5 - 9pm (Performances by Demelza Woodbridge, Ornela Novella and Seona Myerscough. Music & Sound by Nick Karamacheras and much more)

About Changeable Beast

Changeable Beast is a collective of artists who discuss what contemporary sculpture can be today with shows, events, talks and an educational programme.

For further information please contact: Changeablebeast@gmail.com