As a mere description of two possible attitudes that can be adopted during the making of work, and towards one’s bodily needs and affections, the exhibition presents a series of works where the viewer is confronted by the bodily, the inner, and the outer, sometimes the two simultaneously. From medical jargon to a very personal lexicon, the works presented explore the synonymous - and antonymous - relationship between love and its abstinence, skin and tissue, bearing and loss, surface and medium, restraint and surrender. - Rita Fernández, July 2026

About the artist:
Rita Fernández (b. 1999) is a London-based Mexican artist. She holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, a BA in Philosophy from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and a Diploma in the History of Mexican Art from the Museo Amparo and the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas (UNAM). She was shortlisted for the HINE Prize in 2024, and her work has been exhibited across Mexico, Europe and the UK. She has participated in residencies at GlogauAIR in Berlin, Temporary Art in London, and the Fitzrovia Gallery’s Summer Residency at Sjöholmen. Her work has been featured in Ocula, Plaster Magazine and UAL Editions. Her work is held in private collections in the UK, Mexico, Spain and Cuba.

For more on Rita's work visit www.ritafernandez.org and follow @sr.rita.fernandez


Thames-Side Studios Viewing Room is located on the ground floor of Unit 8.

Entrance to Unit 8 is via The Atrium. Turn left upon entering the main site, walk through The Atrium turning to the left, to find the exhibition located between studios TB-10 and TB-09. www.thames-sidestudios.co.uk/buildings/woolwich/viewing-room
Viewing Room, Unit 8
Thames-Side Studios
Harrington Way, Warspite Road
Royal Borough of Greenwich
London SE18 5NR

Free, limited parking is available on site.

How to get here:
Bicycle: Thames River cycle path (16 mins cycle from Greenwich).
Bus: 161 / 177 / 180 / 472 to Warspite Road bus stop.
DLR: Woolwich Arsenal (1 minute walk to Plumstead Road and take Route Bus 177 towards Peckham Bus Station or 472 towards North Greenwich Station).
Road: A2 corridor, first roundabout east of Thames Barrier onto Warspite Road.
Train: From Cannon Street or London Bridge to Woolwich Dockyard (8 minute walk) or Charlton (12 minute walk).
Tube: North Greenwich (Take the Route Bus 472 towards Thamesmead Town Centre).
Crossrail: Elizabeth Line to Woolwich (take Route Bus 177 towards Peckham Bus Station or 472 towards North Greenwich Station).