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For his third exhibition with Castor, Derek Mainella reclassifies the gallery as an emotionally safe environment; a hypothetical coping space for sufferers of so-called ‘first world problems’: the perils of a population accustomed to a life of indulgence and comfort. Dark walls and a padded floor aid the visitor’s relaxation, whilst the on-hand gallerist might help with certain basic stress reliefs such as phone charging, directions, etc.
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Mainella employs his familiar motif of abstract paintings of faces, but here the figures emerge rendered from various ecstasy pills and other recreational …