Private View - Lieu-tenant

Hypha Curates presents an exciting exhibition in Hypha x Eastern City Studios

'Lieu-tenant' curated by Unu Sohn
Hypha x Eastern City Studios, 130 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 5LY

PV: Thursday, 3rd September 2026, 6 – 9pm
Open: 4th September – 3rd October 2026, Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm (closed from 2.15 – 3pm)

Lieu-tenant is a presentation of sculptural works by nine emerging and established artists curated by Unu Sohn. This group exhibition demonstrates the placeholder as a strategy that collapses the line between temporary and embedded. To be “in lieu of” suggests both void and substitute, while “tenant” implies dwelling. Together, the term lieu-tenant reveals the dual nature of the placeholder: something existing between absence and presence. What begins as a stand-in develops its own identity and significance.

While the artists’ practices share a relationship to the broad genre of clay and ceramics, the exhibition aims to spotlight a deeper connection to the medium and its inherent characteristics.

‘Lieu-tenant’ is presented in partnership with Aviva Investors, Eastern City BID, and CO-RE.