Flesh ‘n’ Blood, Jasleen Kaur

This new body of work by Jasleen Kaur for Humber Street Gallery began with the encounter of a text written by a member of the artists family; a charmed item acting as a point of connection to missing relatives.

The artist explored our relationship with visceral emotions such as grief and ecstatic healing, and unpicks the intricate and interconnected relationships with women who have shaped her. In this series of predominantly sculptural works, play and making become tools for memory and to create a new language for understanding the body and feelings.

Traditional practices and objects that facilitate healing were remixed. Works were ingested, processed by the gut beyond the gallery walls and excreted. The exhibition was a chance to engage with the body and senses, and to digest the work – quite literally.

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Past Related Events

In Conversation: Jasleen Kaur with Priya Jay

Wednesday 24 November 2021
6-7pm
Humber Street Gallery
Booking required
Join artist and writer Priya Jay and artist Jasleen Kaur as they discuss the artist’s latest body of work for Humber Street Gallery, Flesh ‘n’ Blood.

Thursday Lates: Otis Mensah and G

Thursday 18 November 2021
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery

A double bill will see new performance work by writer and performing artist Otis Mensah, and cross disciplinary artist, G. Taking influence from Jazz, Hip-Hop and spoken word, both Otis and G will develop unique performances of newly commissioned work alongside some existing pieces in response to themes of family, identity and the body present within Jasleen Kaur’s new solo exhibition Flesh ‘n’ Blood on throughout Autumn at Humber Street Gallery.

Exhibition Launch Party

Thursday 23 September 2021
6-9pm
Humber Street Gallery

Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibitions at Humber Street Gallery, Flesh ‘N’ Blood by Jasleen Kaur and In Conversation as Collective Strategy by Other Cinemas with Black Heritage Collective, An Untold Story Voices and Cinenova.

This event is a chance to meet the artists, visit both exhibitions and to bring people together from across the city for a drink or two.

Past events

OPEN HOUSE Workshops

Byland's Super Saga, 2024. Jack Pell © Jules Lister

Byland's Super Saga, Jack Pell

You and Me in HU3, Russell Boyce and George Norris. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery, 2024 © Jules Lister

You and Me in HU3, Russell Boyce and George Norris

INTER_CHANGE Showcase 22/23

BOOTLEG SHREG & FRIENDS, 2023. Bruce Asbestos © Jules Lister

BOOTLEG SHREG & FRIENDS, Bruce Asbestos

Baa's House, Hetain Patel. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery, 2023 © Jules Lister

Baa's House, Hetain Patel

Installation view. Lou Lou Sainsbury, Earth is a Deadname, 2022. Commissioned and produced by Gasworks. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. Photo: Jules Lister

Earth is a Deadname, Lou Lou Sainsbury

Nobody by Motionhouse. Image © Dan Tucker

Nobody: A Dance-Circus Adventure

©HinterlandCreative

Hull Television Workshop, Harold Offeh

Installation view, 2022. INTER_CHANGE Showcase. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. © Jules Lister

INTER_CHANGE Showcase

Installation view. Ashley Holmes, Trust Melody. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2022 © Jules Lister

Trust Melody, Ashley Holmes

Installation view, 2021. In Conversation as Collective Strategy. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. © Jules Lister

In Conversation as Collective Strategy

50 Queers for 50 Years Workshop © Chris Pepper

Creative Case for Diversity: An Introduction

Parklife / Stories from the Shires

Fruit Factory Network site visit to Bloc Projects, Sheffield © Absolutely Cultured

Introduction to Fundraising in the Arts

HSG x GK Beaulah: Design Challenge

Installation View. HSG Open Call - Season One. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists, 2021. © Jules Lister

HSG Open Call - Season One (2021)

Chatty Hull, 2019 © Absolutely Cultured

Making work with and for communities

Installation view, 2020. Jamie Crewe, Solidarity & Love. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. © Jules Lister.

Jamie Crewe, Solidarity & Love

Model City, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran

Volunteer Community Support and Crisis Response

Installation view, 2020. Lucy Clout, ZZZ. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2020. © Jules Lister

Lucy Clout, ZZZ

Installation View, 2019. Aniara Omann, Equanipolis. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

Equanipolis, Aniara Omann

Installation View. Mike S Redmond and Faye Coral Jones (MSR FCJ), Ecstatic Rituals.Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

Ecstatic Rituals

IETM Hull © Tom Arran

Emerging Cultural Leaders Mobility Bursary 2019 - Information Event

PRS Foundation's New Music Biennial 2019, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran

PRS Foundation New Music Biennial 2019

Cut, Humber Street Gallery 2019. © James Mulkeen

Cut, Richard Houguez & Graham Jones

Candoco Dance Company © Hugo Glendinning

IETM Hull 2019 Plenary Meeting

Oh The Night! - imitating the dog. Urban Legends: Northern Lights, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran

Urban Legends: Northern Lights

Home Town Story, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran

Home Town Story

Installation view. It Takes A Village. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists 2019. © James Mulkeen

It Takes a Village

Co-Creating a Climate Ready Hull

Diasporas Now UK Tour at Humber Street Gallery, 2024 © Abbie Jennings

Diasporas Now UK Tour

Check Out: A Celebration of INTER_CHANGE 22/23

Pearson Primary Portraits, 2023 © Jules Lister

Pearson Primary Portraits, Class 5

SUB:VERSION and SURGE

Installation view. Bloomberg New Contemporaries. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists, 2022 © Jules Lister

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022

INTER_CHANGE Symposium © Anete Sooda

The Big Draw Week

Luminarium

Kristin McGuire © Studio McGuire / Nikki Rummer © Camilla Greenwell

An evening of physical performance with Kristin McGuire and Nikki Rummer

Out Loud Scratch Night with Middle Child and Silent Uproar

Time Taggers

Managing yourself as a creative

High Street Soundwalk Artist Talk: Jez riley French

Installation view. In My Room, Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings. Courtesy of Focal Point Gallery and the artists, 2020 © Anna Lukala

In My Room, Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings

Creative Hull © Studio Capri

Creative Hull

Installation View, 2021. Leo Fitzmaurice, Autosuggestions. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. © Jules Lister

Autosuggestions, Leo Fitzmaurice

Gipsyville Christmas Tree, 2020 © Absolutely Cultured

Christmas Activities 2020

HIPI Hang Out Forum, Absolutely Cultured © Absolutely Cultured

1:1 Advice Surgeries with Arts Council England

50 Queers for 50 Years Workshop © Chris Pepper

Creative Micro-Commission Programme

Model City, Absolutely Cultured © Chi He

Model City

Nnena Kalu, Wrapping. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

Wrapping, Nnena Kalu

Frances Disley, The Cucumber Fell in the Sand. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

The Cucumber Fell In The Sand, Frances Disley

Installation View. Jade Montserrat, Instituting Care. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

Jade Montserrat: Instituting Care

Ella Dorton, Journey to the Centre of the Couch (Couches & Other Good Ideas). Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2019. © Jules Lister

Journey To The Centre Of The Couch (Couches & Other Good Ideas), Ella Dorton

The Witching Hour, Absolutely Cultured © LDi Studios

The Witching Hour

Man On The Moon Keisha Thompson. IETM Hull 2019 © Keisha Thompson

IETM Hull 2019 Artistic Programme

Installation view. Measures of Life, The Lumen Prize for Digital Art. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists 2018. © Tom Arran

Measures of Life by The Lumen Prize for Digital Art

Dominoes, Absolutely Cultured © Rob Battersby

Dominoes

Blade © Tom Arran

Blade

Living Coast

Setting Off...

Perches and Flyways, Creative Connections Artists with Jennifer Holtridge and Juneau Projects

Our Strength is in Our Connection, Miranda Van Rossum and Hanna Lutkin

Winner Breaks First, Luke Beech

Installation view. Oliver Ressler, Climate Feedback Loops. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2022 © Jules Lister

Climate Feedback Loops, Oliver Ressler

Luxury Christmas Wreath Making With Floral & Lace @ Humber Street Gallery

Installation view. Various Artists, HSG Open Call Q1 2021. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists, 2021. © Jules Lister

HSG Open Call

Installation view, 2022. Harminder Judge, Ankles Absorbing Ash. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist. © Jules Lister

Ankles Absorbing Ash, Harminder Judge

Show Real, Kara Chin

Working with Children and Young People