Sentire: You Are The April Sky : Female Artists

Upsilon Gallery, London is delighted to announce Sentire: You Are the April Sky, an exhibition celebrating the work of six extraordinary international female artists, which will run from 9 April–31 May.The exhibition revolves around the concept of an ephemeral moment; a fleeting second that encapsulates the essence of the feminine experience. Artworks by Ava Grauls, Diane Chappalley, Epona Smith, Evie Mae Jacobs, Guan Guan and Hannah Lim shift between abstraction and figuration, exploring the delicate balance between intuition,corporeality, perception, and identity.At the heart of this exhibition is the word ‘sentire’ (to feel), as defined by Italian writer and poet Alda Merini — a direct and deeply intimate experience of existence, often in contrast to the external world, yet inseparably connected to it. Lin Huiyin’s poetry, "You Are the April Sky in This World," speaks of the woman as a force of renewal, warmth, and intuition — further echoing the concept of Upsilon’s Spring exhibition.

Each artwork displayed in this group show is a fragment of this moment — where a woman, through her sensitivity and intuition, reconnects with her surroundings, emotions, and body. ‘Sentire’is never detached from the body; it is through corporeality that feminine intuition manifests, finding its own space and time in the world.

The Poems that Inspired the Show:

I like the verb “to feel”

I like the verb “to feel”...

To feel the sound of the sea,

to feel its scent.

To feel the rain’s sound as it wets your lips,to feel a pen tracing feelings on a blank page.

To feel the scent of the one you love,to hear their voiceand to feel them with your heart.

To feel is the verb of emotions,you lie down on the back of the worldand you feel..

Alda Merini (1931-2009), renowned Italian writer and poet.

You Are the April Sky in This World

"You are the blooming trees in spring,

The swallows whispering under the eaves-

You are love, warmth, and hope,

You are the April sky in this world."

LinHuiyin/林徽因(1904-1955), the first female architect in modern China,writer,and poet.