The Weight of Dream - Chidimma Urunwa Ikegwuonu, 7 - 9 August 2025

A solo exhibition by Chidimma Urunwa Ikegwuonu in Mill 1 Gallery.

The pieces in this exhibition speak to the quiet and sometimes heavy realities of femininity and womanhood. They explore how our stories, expectations, and hopes live in our bodies and how dreaming, while beautiful, isn’t always light or easy. It can carry the weight of everything we’ve been told to be, and everything we’re trying to become. 

Rooted in the artists cultural background and shaped by her own experiences, this exhibition was about navigating the space between where we come from and where we hope to go. It’s about holding space for contradictions, for softness and strength, for longing and resistance.

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This exhibition was curated by Luca Shaw in collaboration with the artist.