‘Cherished deviances: Distraction and Other Romances’ Exhibition Catalogue (2023)

Written, edited, and published by Mia Palmer-Verevis and Izzy Baker

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In deciding what deserves attention, distraction poses a threat. Cherished deviances: Distraction and other romances invites five artists to explore distraction through four themes: distraction as bliss; productivity; resistance; and as an aesthetic. Together, they ask, what if distraction was retrieved from the pejorative and reunited with creativity?


This publication includes four essays written by co-curators Mia Palmer-Verevis and Isabel Baker. Design by Sophia Kochinos.