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The Long Way Round, Adam Dunne

From 10 May 2026 in The Coffee House

The Long Way Round, alludes to journeys in many forms, including the artist’s own sustained relationship with making and sculpture, with the recurring staircase motif suggesting ascent, perpetual effort, labyrinth struggles and contemplative wandering.

The title also references the physical process of casting, playfully echoing the phrase the wrong way round. This points to the artist’s ongoing negotiation between positive and negative forms: what begins as the top becomes the base, staircases are inverted and solid structures are transformed into voids.

The intimate dimensions of the sculptures allow them to function simultaneously as artefacts and design objects.

This exhibition at the presents 18 sculptures. The works are primarily cast in concrete, with selected pieces carved from Spanish alabaster.

All pieces are for sale, contact [email protected] or @creativelydunne

Four abstract, geometric sculptures made of dark material are displayed on white plinths behind a glass case, arranged in a grid with even lighting and a minimalist background.
A man with glasses and short hair sits in a workshop, holding a small concrete object shaped like stairs. He wears a blue shirt over a T-shirt and denim shorts. Tools hang on the wall behind him.

Meet the Artist

Adam Dunne is a creative maker based in southeast London where he has made and exhibited for the last twenty years. He has also exhibited nationally including the ING Discerning Eye, the Sussex Contemporary, the Festival of Arts Bath and the Bethlam Gallery.

Raised in Wiltshire before moving to Nottingham, where he studied Fine Art, Adam subsequently moved to Tokyo and then London. All of these places, with their standing stone circles and burial sites, have left a mark on his practice, as he continuously explores the realms of mythological entities, artifacts and relics.

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