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We are pleased to present ‘Eden’, an exhibition that looks at the myth of Paradise through the work of five contemporary artists: Claire Curneen, Carolein Smit, Olivia Kemp, Sikelela Owen, and Janpeter Muilwijk.

Janpeter Muilwijk’s paintings exude a magical optimism that epitomises the Edenic paradise. Eve arrives joyful in the garden of Eden before a tree full of cherries; Adam swims in primeval waters amidst sea creatures and verdant plants. Naked and unabashed, his figures are described as if the midst of creation, and look out at us in uncomplicated joy, pictures of innocence in their …