RUSSELL HACKNEY The Fragility of Connection
November 28th – March 20th, 2026
November 28th – March 20th, 2026
The Fragility of Connection reflects on the many ways our relationships—to each other, to time, to the natural world, and to our own inner lives—are both essential and vulnerable. Across the works, Russell invites us to consider how these connections can strain, drift, or quietly hold us, and how much care they require to sustain.
Creating for me is like ‘finding’ in a way. I sometimes wonder if creating work is simply a way of communicating with the wider world what one ‘has found to be interesting’ or concerning or even ‘beautiful', hoping that the viewer will be blessed or challenged by what one has found.
I agree with the author Doris Lessing when she said: “An artists job is to say ‘this is what I see”.
Much of my work is an exercise in presenting ‘what I’ve seen, believed or thought’ and inviting the viewer into questions that affect us all.
-Russell Hackney
Russell Hackney 2025 Applied Art + Design Award of Distinction Recognition
