Victoria Rance LG in group exhibition at The College of Psychic Studies. 9 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
The exhibition includes newly acquired works by Ithell Colquhoun, Aleksandra Ionowa, Sidney Manley, Ethel Le Rossignol, Anna Mary Howitt Watts and others alongside the first UK presentation of American visionary artist Paulina Peavy. These are shown in dialogue with works by contemporary artists including Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Chantal Powell and Samir Mahmood, engaging with themes of spirit communication, ancestral memory, and the energetic connection between the body, Earth, and unseen realms.
“Victoria Rance’s Swift Messenger, one of several of Rance’s pieces in the show, draws inspiration from John Wilkins’ 1641 treatise Mercury: or; the secret and swift messenger, which explores methods of transmitting information-including magical and telepathic means. Wilkins speculates on angelic communication, noting that angels, being immaterial, ‘hear, and know, and speak, not with several parts, but with their whole Substance.’
Rance merges Wilkins’ vision with the mythic figure of Mercury, messenger of the gods and psychopomp (or soul guide), and the futuristic teleportation of Star Trek. The result is a symbolic, wearable sculpture that explores ways to travel and communicate at speed across time and multidimensional space.”
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