Sat 28 & Sun 29 June 2025, 11am – 3pm & 6 – 8pm. Art Exhibition with visual artist Maria Pesma. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE CLOSED FROM 3-6PM.

‘You can never successfully remove someone violently from a place they belong, because you cannot erase the gap they leave behind’.

Exploring the nature of absence, Maria has designed and created an installation consisting of sculptural objects and paintings for the particular space of the Leper Chapel as a response and a tribute to the early history of the place and to those who had been cast out socially, as well as to all those who have been exiled or refused entry or transported or removed from sight.

The exhibition will offer an immersive experience in which you can move around and among the sculptural figures of the installation, simultaneously seeing the paintings from different angles and points of view, gaining a sense of the Chapel as populated.

Throughout the exhibition, performances designed for the particular exhibition by in situ:    emphasising and exploring the human voice, will add to the experience.’

Event link:

https://www.mariapesma.com/leper-chapel-exhibition

There is no entrance fee, there will be a booklet for sale,  proceeds going to the maintenance of the Chapel. For further enquiries and to visit the exhibition outside opening hours please contact: https://mariapesma.com or mpesmazoglu@gmail.com

Please note, there is no car parking at the Chapel itself, but car parking is available on nearby streets. There will not be any toilets available at the Chapel, the nearest public toilet is 300 metres. There is a large step into the Chapel.