Camile Sproesser | song of a myth 26 November 2026 – 12 February 2027
LAMB is pleased to present song of a myth, a solo presentation by Camile Sproesser. This is the artist’s second exhibition with LAMB, and her first solo in the United Kingdom, which presents a new body of work across materials found in nature, including silk, linen, jute and ceramic. Rooted in the myths that belong to the collective subconscious, the artist’s works stretch across time and geography, treating these stories as universal rather than tied to any individual place or identity.
For Sproesser, “nothing is new,” and she looks to her influences as a continuous thread. She situates her practice into an evolving dialogue with art created in other eras and other worlds, ranging from Amazonian myths, iconography of different oracles and relics, occult symbols of nature and the cosmos. This idea recurs throughout the exhibition, where fish, birds, moons, and flows of water echo as figures and motifs. Existing as small fragments of memory, the works evoke the precious and delicate quality of relics, pieces that could have been made centuries ago or may be excavated years from now.
A suspended painting on linen on gauze holds the center of the exhibition space, introducing an encounter with Sproesser’s survey of natural materials, experimental techniques such as oil on jute, tempera on clay, and ink on silk or linen gauze, all shaped by her attraction to the mysterious, timeless presence these mediums convey. Beyond the translucent hanging painting that depicts lunar animals and symbols, we encounter The Strength as a starting point, the major arcana number VIII that depicts a woman peacefully taming a lion, representing the control of primal instincts and emotions through grace and love instead of brute force. Small tempera paintings on clay peek through the sheer textile, and gesture toward the Etruscan fresco tradition in miniature. Scenes that resemble familiar stories from mythology and powerful symbolism of the Tarot are rendered in fine brushstrokes with Sproesser’s distinguishable surreal palette on the textured and hand-shaped clay.
Sproesser’s works in oil on woven jute ground the exhibition in earthy, more embodied material, drawn from a residency with LAMB in India earlier in 2026 where the artist looked to the coastal rhythms and sacred topography of Karnataka. Jute, a plant fiber with a long history of travel across continents, carries themes of life, transformation and decay in its coarse, visible weave, finalized with colorful sewings by the artist. The body of work in song of a myth ultimately traces an arc from suspended lightness to grounded weight within each of the three exhibition rooms. For four years now, Sproesser has lived and worked as a traveller artist, and the experience of each environment she passes through enters the work in layers: jute gathered in India, a fresco language she has developed through recent travels in Italy, and long periods in residencies in countries like Iceland, Japan, Finland but also time making work between the United Kingdom and Brazil, which add another strand of influence.
