Poolside | Frances Pinnock

invasive species is a curatorial project encompassing an exhibition and series of programmes & ACtivations that explore the dissonance between our inner and outer worlds.

an interrogation of the subtle yet potent forces that seep into the psyche and compel us to absorb what is not ours, invasive species probes where the visceral & the cerebral converge, diverge, and slip into tension with one another.

drawing on Surrealism, mysticism, the natural world, and the psycho-sensory, the project spans site-specific installation and performance, painting, sculpture, scent, sound, moving image, and gastronomy. a sequence of interventions and encounters construct alternate realities that fracture the sense of self, revealing how the existential yet universal states of desire, dreams, pain, pleasure, and anxiety press against the porousness of being.

curated by danielle mezh & produced by jelena cos

london, summer 2026