To be, or not to be

_To be, or not to be,_ a new project by Philip Ewe brings together a live performance and photographic works exploring speech, spectatorship and public address. Taking Shakespeare's famous soliloquy as its starting point, Ewe considers the relationship between private thought and public performance, and how contemporary speech is increasingly shaped by surveillance, visibility and economies of attention. Performance dates are to be announced soon. Philip Ewe (b. 1983, lives and works in London, UK), recent solo exhibitions and performances include _Confessions / what is in this room and why do you want it?_, St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican, London (2026); _The Fourth Wall_, Strange Field, Glasgow (2024); _Understudy_, Studio 3 Arts, London (2021); and _Capital 'I'_, Bede House, London (2018); Sainsbury Centre, Norfolk (2026), _The Residents: Gerry's Pompeii_, London (2025), _The Participatory Clinic_, Glasgow Women's Library (2024), _A to Z_; Strange Field, Glasgow; _Highs & Lows_, the Royal Academy of Arts, London (2023), In _Search of the Repulsive Object_ South London Gallery (2023) and _Go Big or Go Home_; Peak Gallery, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, London, UK.