1-54 LONDON 2025: SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND

For this year’s London edition of the fair, AFIKARIS presents a booth that delves into the exploration of the body as both a natural, political and spiritual entity. Each of the six artists probes the intricate relationship between body and environment, exploring its role as both a site of exploitation and a vehicle for deeper, often healing, connections.

Fabiana Ex-Souza’s exploration of the ecology of care leads her to delve into the processes of healing, reparation, and the transformation of ghostly objects. She engages with the idea of the “body-politic” as a means to interrogate histories of oppression and resistance. By questioning the role of archives, transmission, and the politics of repair, Ex-Souza creates space for the body to become both a site of recovery and a locus for collective memory.