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In the central portion of Homer's famous work, King Odysseus retells his ten-year quest home to the Phaeacians. Odysseus' memory of his trip is a blend of dramatised encounters and reimagined Mediterranean locales.

He recounts meeting cyclopes, sirens, a six-headed monster, and the mysterious Lotus-Eaters: men entranced by the draw of a single hedonic goal at the dangerous cost of their rational minds.

The summer group show, 'Land of the Lotus-Eaters' at Louise Alexander Gallery intermingles the natural world with our romantic ideas. We can imagine the unknown and join …