Surprise is a site-specific Public Art group show developed for Somers Town. Enveloped within hectic Euston and Kings X, Somers Town is a bliss arising from the enduring bond of the community. Showcasing artworks by 10 early-career talents, the exhibition forms an art trail along Chalton St and Phoenix Rd, opening up a dialogue with the local social housing estates, convenience shop and pub. Inspired by genuineness and humility of the local area, Surprise meditates on the concept of Phenomenological Treatise.

Deliberately lacking uninterrupted purposeful framework, Treatise is a circular flow of contemplations on the things of the world. Zooming in and out a phenomenon, this process is a pausing for breath, a timeless infinite spacing free from definitions. It is a chance, an offering from the World to step back to notice, observe and appreciate simple habitual details and diverse levels of meanings. Once taking this chance, One is gifted the greatest Surprise of the World – an invitation to merge with genuine, unconditional intercorporeity of the We-world.