Emma Talbot: Always in Transformation

23 Apr-22 May 2026

Overview

Hales is delighted to present Always in Transformation, a solo exhibition of works by Emma Talbot, presenting silk paintings, intimate drawings and sculpture. Talbot’s practice explores the complexity of our relationship with nature, technology and the world around us, combining myth and storytelling with futuristic perspectives to create thought-provoking works.

In Always in Transformation Talbot’s work offers a reminder of our fundamental connection to the natural world and to one another. In her body of silk paintings Everything is Energy, human figures, rock formations, flowing water, plants and trees are imbued with a living energy—suggesting an ecosystem in which all elements are interconnected. Ideas of transformation and continuity are central to her practice. Talbot’s process often involves intuitively making drawings before delving into extensive research, intertwining her findings with myth, memory and observation to tell the stories of our time. Her sculptural forms extend these ideas into three dimensions, giving physical presence to concepts that might otherwise remain intangible.