Emii Alrai @ Compton Verney

Inspired by the disruptive nature of volcanic eruption and paintings of Vesuvius in the Gallery’s Naples collection, Emii Alrai weaves together ancient mythologies, research and nostalgia as a critical response to our times.   In this exhibition, River of Black Stone, of new and reimagined works, sculptural objects become artefacts and drawings become maps bringing together textures, images and voice, turning the galleries into a theatre of the past, lit by the match of imagination.