The returning city
Conversations, traffic, construction, machinery and music began filling spaces that had, for a time, become unusually quiet.
Drawing from these everyday soundscapes, Human Music brings together the overlapping rhythms of city life: people talking over the low hum of an old air-conditioning unit, the mechanical whir of a construction site blending into the syncopated honking of evening traffic, while wind blows, birds sing, dogs bark and music plays somewhere in the distance.
Each painting is centred around an activity, environment or sound. Together, they reflect Rhea's experience of sound as something that occupies physical and visual space.
Human Music Art Party
The exhibition programme opened with a relaxed expressive arts workshop led by Rhea. Participants were invited to experiment with colour, sound and mark-making without the pressure of creating a finished or technically perfect artwork.
Through simple prompts and shared music, the session encouraged people to respond instinctively, translate what they heard and felt into visual form, and explore painting as a playful and social experience.
The workshop brought together conversation, music and art-making, extending the ideas behind Human Music beyond the exhibited works and into a shared creative experience.
