Three artists. Three media.
One unapologetically bold exhibition.
Plus One brings together the vibrant practices of Alice Hsieh, Claire Layman and Francesca Zagari - three women who revel in excess, contradiction and material curiosity.
From experimental photography layered with poetry, to richly textured paintings and playful sculptural assemblage, the exhibition explores the joy of visual overload and the power of being extra. Each artist builds on their discipline by adding another:
Another voice, another layer, another risk.
Alice Hsieh
Alice Hsieh is a Brazilian artist and architect of Taiwanese heritage currently based in London. With experience in designing NHS mental health hospitals at the Scandinavian firm C.F. Møller, her work combines architectural precision with a nuanced and multidisciplinary visual language.
Primarily working with film, traditional photography, and digital media, Alice Hsieh explores the tension between nature and human systems of control. Drawing on her multicultural heritage, her practice examines how cultural legacies shape our perceptions of the natural world. Through manipulated imagery and minimalist composition, she captures often-overlooked visual details that evoke psychological unease and poetic disruption.
Claire Layman
Claire Layman is an Australian artist whose richly textured and expressive works blend abstract forms with sculptural materials, creating a unique blend of art. Originally from a farm in Western Australia, Claire left Perth in 1985 to travel across the United States, Canada, the UK, France, and Switzerland, working a wide range of jobs—from cocktail waitress to laboratory assistant—before settling into her artistic path.
Her first public exhibition took place in 2004 at a gallery on Chapel Street in Melbourne, where her work sold immediately. Since then, her paintings have been acquired by collectors worldwide, including those in Sydney, New York, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Thailand, Fiji, and Hawaii.
Claire’s distinctive style combines bold abstraction with materials traditionally used in sculpture—clay, thick acrylics, and resins—to create paintings with powerful depth and texture. Her work often deconstructs landscapes and human forms through a vivid, layered lens.
Over the past decade, now based between London and Hawaii, she has expanded her practice to include encaustic techniques, plastic forms, and more figurative oil and acrylic paintings. Her ever-evolving body of work continues to surprise, at times evoking Rothko’s emotional gravity, a wandering botanical artist’s eye, or the raw energy of an urban Sidney Nolan.
Francesca Zagari
Francesca Zagari is a prop maker and visual artist known for transforming everyday materials into imaginative and playful sculptural works. With a background in sculpture fabrication, she brings both technical precision and creative flair to her practice, whether responding to client briefs or pursuing her artistic explorations.
Driven by a fascination with manufacturing processes and a love for salvaging found objects, Francesca’s work defies predictability. Each piece is a fresh, eye-catching composition that reflects her inventive approach to form and material.
For Plus One, Francesca presents a series of humorous and thought-provoking pieces that playfully critique the future of consumerism, continuing her exploration of contemporary culture through unexpected mediums.
