Photos: Helen Lenarduzzi & Gordon Gibbens

Thanks to everyone who made it to The Rag Factory over the bank holiday weekend.  I’m sure you’ll agree that it was a memorable show- Bruno 9li  and Talita Hoffmann lit up the East End with their extraordinary imagination and skill.

The opening reception on Thursday was pretty wild – props to Sagatiba and Vitamin Water for providing the drinks. It was a really buzzy event and the enthusiasm was evident, not just for  Bruno and Talita but also for our very own Ashes 57 and Vitriol, who showcased their work in Room 2.

Special thanks to Silas and the crew at The Rag Factory for their assistance setting up the show, it is a great environment in which to work and we hope to do another exhibition there before too long.

We still have some original art and prints left over from the show, email us if you want a copy of the catalogue: info@lavacollective.com.

Suma - Bruno 9li - Mural at Rojo Artspace, Copenhagen

We are very excited to announce that Bruno 9li will be headlining our event at The Rag Factory. This will be his first major London show.

9li, (pronounced ‘Novelli’) has emerged in recent years as one of Brazil’s brightest young artists. A native of Sao Paulo, 9li has been gaining admirers across Europe and America. In the last 3 years he has had solo shows in Copenhagen, Milan, Barcelona and San Jose.

9li’s work combines an edgy metropolitan sensibility with the mysticism and wonderment that he finds in the natural world. 9li is a deeply spiritual individual and his work channels his fascination with alchemy, shamanism and hermetic philosophies. He is at that exciting point in his career where is technique seems to become more refined with every piece he does. Follow the link to his website and you’ll see what I mean.

http://www.bruno9li.com/desenhos_english.htm

9li has agreed to come to London to create a large scale mural for us. This will form the center piece of our forthcoming show. We have also commissioned him to produce 4 original works to appear alongside the mural. At 200 cm x 70cm they are going to be spectacular.

Here at LAVA Collective we are already getting excited. Flying over 9li to create a mural is quite an ambitious undertaking and it demonstrates our commitment to showcasing emerging talent from overseas. Of course, we could just get some work shipped over, but where would be the fun it that? We are looking forward to meeting 9li and watching him at work.

LAVA Collective presents: Bruno 9li

April 29th – May 3rd

The Rag Factory, 16 Heneage Street E1 5LJ