Danny Sobor

Danny Sobor’s meticulous and delicate paintings navigate the unstable terrain of images in the digital age. Sourcing most of his material from the internet, Sobor treats found images as archaeological fragments severed from their origins. Stripped of context, these images become open fields of possibility, calling viewers not toward knowledge but towards imagination. His canvases, rendered with meticulous attention, flatten perspective and refuse hierarchy. Figures, patterns, and fragments hover between intimacy and estrangement, simultaneously tender and opaque. By translating ephemeral, digital traces into oil paint, Sobor suspends fleeting moments in a state of permanence, echoing Susan Sontag’s description of photography as “the inventory of mortality.” ...

Founded by Aubrey Higgin, Chilli began as an artist-run program in 2022. In 2023 the project evolved to establish its first permanent gallery space, and has since grown into a respected voice in the London emerging art scene. The gallery prides itself on giving overlooked artists a voice with a particular focus on cultivating international artistic dialogues. Its programming focuses on diverse, emerging, international artists - united by a desire to tell untold stories of experience, identity & environment through unique painterly, material or conceptual processes. With a focus on painting, Chilli promotes cross-cultural exchange - bringing many international artists to London audiences for the first time. By showcasing artists across multiple continents, the gallery establishes a discursive critical voice - addressing diverse perspectives of art within the broader context of contemporary artistic practices. ...