David exhibited Mess Mesh as part of Clinging On, a group exhibition exploring physical and conceptual precariousness. Featuring 21 artists, the show responded to growing global instability by investigating the tension between collapse and resilience.

Wall-based sculptures in the exhibition reflected an urgent need to “hold on”—whether physically clinging to a surface or conceptually resisting transformation. Works appeared to defy gravity, crack under strain, or dissolve into unfamiliar forms, suggesting a world where stability is no longer a given. The exhibition invited reflection on fragility, adaptation, and resistance in uncertain times.

Kefford’s Mess Mesa contributed to this dialogue by embodying a process of material instability—hovering between accumulation and collapse—evoking bodily structures under pressure and systems on the verge of breakdown.

Curated by: Hermione Allsopp, Erika Trotzig, and Poppy Whatmore

Participating artists:

Hermione Allsopp, Isobel Atacus, Helen Barff, Eleanor Bedlow, Pallas Citroen, Andrew Ekins, Julie F. Hill, Nicky Hirst, Phil Illingworth, Lee Johnson, David Kefford, AC Larsen, Chris Millar, Kim Norton, Sarah Pager, Catriona Robertson, Michael Samuels, Alexandra Searle, Sara Trillo, Erika Trotzig, Poppy Whatmore