Freya Tewelde - Geometry of Elsewhere

Gallery 1957 is proud to present _Geometry of Elsewhere_, a solo exhibition by Freya Tewelde opening in London on 5th June and running until 25th July. As part of the official programme for London Gallery Weekend, Gallery 1957, London is proud to present _Geometry of Elsewhere_, a solo exhibition of new works by Freya Tewelde. Opening on 5th June, the exhibition marks a new direction in Tewelde’s practice, bringing together a series of abstract paintings that move beyond figuration into layered explorations of rhythm, gesture, and emotional memory. Born in Asmara and raised in Saudi Arabia, Tewelde draws on her diasporic experience and Eritrean heritage to explore ideas of "in-betweenness", perception, and belonging. Working intuitively across layered applications of powder pigment, oil stick, and acrylic, her paintings unfold through repetition, movement, and mark-making, creating immersive surfaces that shift between energetic and meditative states. Beginning each work on the studio floor, gravity and gesture become central to her process, allowing each composition to evolve organically through layering and interruption. Across _Geometry of Elsewhere_, abstraction becomes a language for navigating memory, interior space, and transformation. Through textured surfaces and rhythmic forms, Tewelde invites viewers into spaces that resist fixed meaning, instead holding a continual sense of becoming. “_Geometry of Elsewhere_ brings together a body of work I’ve been developing over time, shaped by lived experience and an interest in perception, memory, and interior space. Moving further into abstraction, the paintings unfold through gesture, rhythm, and layered mark-making, allowing the surface to remain open and in flux. I’m interested in creating a space that can be entered rather than read - one that holds a sense of becoming rather than resolution.” - Freya Tewelde