Espacio Gallery, London, 2022
25.10—06.11.2022

An exploration of the near future evolution of humankind.

'The Divine Complex' sees the Androtechne Collective consider the near future evolution of humankind. From transhumanism to artificial intelligence, bionics to spirituality — humankind is embarking on a new phase of tech influenced evolution — but to what end? With what ethical guidance? What moral compass? Is it inherent in humanity to seek to play god?

Espacio Gallery , London, 2021

An exploration of innocence, temptation, chaos, natural order, hell, and — gardens.

Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosh’s surreal 15th Century masterpiece, can both intrigue and repel the viewer with its lurid beauty permeating the orgiastic landscape. Critics have ceaselessly debated as to whether it is an ‘admonition of worldly fleshy indulgence and a dire warning on the perils of life’s temptations’ or an ‘evocation of ultimate sexual joy’.

More than 500 years after its creation, this beguiling and surprisingly contemporary work of art is the source of inspiration for Androtechne’s exhibition ‘Gardens of Earthly Delights’. Ten international artists creating work inspired by this extraordinary masterpiece.

Online. 2021

Over the past year we have all experienced a migration of our lives online, expressing ourselves digitally in novel ways and unprecedented frequencies. It’s inevitable then, that these enforced engagements with online environments have changed the way we relate to others, the way we think of ourselves and the way we make art.

This new work arrives with a corresponding new diversity of subject and medium: Visceral human experience stripped down to coded content; Haunting - the digital echoes of those who’ve died; Loneliness and intimacy in the new digital reality; Self-manipulation and alternative imaginings; Portrayals of emotional and corporeal peril. The digital realm - sanctuary or opiate, benign or malign?

Gericault’s painting ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ shows a moment in which hope emerges for the few survivors of the wrieck of the Medusa: an event that was neither myth nor legend, but truth. Is it human nature to piece together our own rafts — gathering what is essential to keep us afloat, to cling to while adrift in uncertainand ominous times? Do we search through our own truths in hope of creating something that can sustain us and save us? In a time in which issues of epic proportion face humanity, twelve artists from the Androtechne collective have created personal responses to Gericault’s painting, to current events, and to finding hope.

Menier Gallery, London, 2019

Amidst rising rightwing politics the world over, destruction of rainforests, erosion of human rights, widespread urban dystopia, and conversely in the wake of raised awareness, one may ask, what's the point? Eight artists presented their individual take on what drives them to make what they make.

The Ballery, Berlin, 2019

Transferred from London to Berlin during Folsom Festival, this group exhibition by 7 artists explored the dynamic nature of sexuality, identity and desire.

Espacio Gallery, London, 2019

This exhibition and series of events examined the meaning of the word 'Fuid' in contemporary culture.

Menier Gallery, London 2018

What is a BrOther? A person you are related to, sometimes a role model or at times someone to compete with, a close friend or a kinship. It can refer to a member of the same race, fraternity, religion or organisation.

Old Brompton Gallery, London, 2018

“What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the entire universe.” Rumi This inaugural exhibition of AndroTechne's sister group, the artist collective Male Intensive Enquiry Unit, was a contemporary scrutiny of the body through life drawing.

Dartington Hall, Devon, 2017

AndroTechne was represented by Jonathan Armour, Brian Dennis, and Richard Dickson in this event which featured seven days of playful and provocative events to mark the 50th anniversary of the (partial) legalisation of homosexuality in the UK.

Strand Gallery, London, 2017

Attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, this show and series of talks reflected upon this moment in the UK's social history, as part of commemorative events to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of sex between men. Curated by Michael Petry, the exhibition featured works from a diverse collective of artists in a wide range of media, in parallel with the annual Pride Festival.

Camden Image Gallery, London, 2016

‘Indelible’: examined the enduring marks on our physique, our psyche and our world. While beauty, diseases, tattoos or fears can only last a life span, our indelible marks on paper may endure long beyond our time.

Palacio de Neptuno, Madrid, 2016

Artists Jonathan Armour, Andres Canovas, and Brian Dennis were invited to create and display pieces for this international art fair in Madrid. The visit included a radio interview about the group's approach to the portrayal of the male form.

Leyden Gallery Spitalfields, London, 2015

Inspired by the British Museum exhibition 'Defining Beauty' which examined the invention of the modern idea of the human body in art, the works presented were created in a variety of traditional and non-traditional media to consider the male nude as "an object of beauty and bearer of meaning".