White Columns Online #32:
Haven
curated by 5b

April 2–May 14, 2025 Online
An abstract painting on a slender horizontal canvas, with fleshy beige and purplish-reddish tones. The painting contains the faint form of two ovals connected by a bridge, evocative of the shape of sunglasses or an infinity symbol.

Jacob Muilenburg
Sunglasses #3, 2024
Oil on canvas 
14 × 54 in.

A sculpture installed on the floor of an oversized “bracelet” with glass vases in different tones (white, blue, brown and light green) strung like beads on a black cord and steel hooks at each end of the cord that resemble clasps, although they are not attached to one another.

Carly Mandel
Crystal Beaded Medical Bracelet, 2024
Glass, aluminum, steel, plastic
6 × 38 × 38 in.

An abstract painting with a dark red background, with varicolored lines radiating out of the center of the image and floating figures clustered around the lines, including hearts, flowers, sequins, stars and music notes. Two thin pieces of green gingham ribbon hang off of the bottom right corner of the painting.
Ingrid Lu
Sequins, Streamers & Snakes, 2023
Oil on canvas with ribbon
18 × 21 in.
A sculpture made of spiky, twisted and gnarled interlocking metal components that form two circles.

Rose Dickson
Wedding, 2024
Bronze
32 × 16 × 3 in

A painting on a thin vertical canvas; the painting is mostly kelly green, with an image of a lightbulb at the bottom against a beige background, almost like a photograph collaged into the painting.

Meredith Sellers
Burnt Out, 2023
Oil and latex paint on panel
18 × 6.5 in

A charcoal drawing of a naked person stretching their left arm above their head, seen from behind, with letters formed via negative space outlined in charcoal that read “As Above” and “So Below” across the top and bottom of the image, respectively.

Vivek Sebastian
As Above So Below 2, 2023
Charcoal on paper
11 × 15 in.

An abstract painting on a vertical canvas of warmer pink, red and orange lines and shapes at varying opacities against a cooler-toned greyish blue background.

Jessica M Gaddis
Flower Blocks, 2024
Oil and graphite on canvas
32 × 18 in.

A warm-toned abstract painting in hazy orange, yellow and pink, with faint green detailing atop.

Sophie Grant
Hat, 2024
Acrylic and wax crayon on canvas
19 × 20 in.

A semi-abstract painting that resembles a landscape: green hill shapes at the top of the canvas are surrounded by a deep blue. Below this are more abstract forms, including a shape like a windmill and, in the bottom left corner against a reddish background, a black wheel.
David Roeder
Kein Rust, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
80 × 60 cm
A painting of three naked people leaning back on their arms on grass looking out across the water at several mountains. The painting is done in thick, heavy brushstrokes so that the people’s shapes can barely be made out. The colors are muted, dark indigo and green.

Gary Katiya
Bathers, 2021
Oil on canvas
18 × 24 in.

A photograph taken from below of a sculpture hanging off of the edge of a railing. The top of the sculpture is wedged between the rails, while a pink tail with bows attached hangs off of the edge of the building, extended towards and out of the bottom of the frame.

Emiri Fujimoto
The impression was mutual, 2023
Stamp ink pad, inkjet print on paper, paper mache, cement, linocut rubber, armature wire, metal mesh and thread
Dimensions variable

An assemblage artwork in a black frame. The work consists of a drawing of two almond shapes that resemble eyes; beads on wire surround the drawing along with a scrap of bright blue plastic.

Cecilia Caldiera
Cat Math for Moon Dogs, 2024
Artist frame, ink, graphite, steel, glass, wood, stone, plastic
5 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.

A small abstract sculpture of a white organic form supported by twig-like obtrusions.
Noémie Jennifer Bonnet
premonition thrower, 2023
Drift-bone fragments, European water chestnut seed pod, compost, epoxy resin, acrylic
4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in.
A painting of the bottom of a person’s legs standing on stage in front of a sound board as well as a string of twinkle lights and several electrical cords. The lights reflecting off the stage floor are purple, green, gray and yellow.

Ketty Haolin Zhang
Night is Purer Than Day, 2023
Oil on canvas
16 × 20 in.

A heavily textured painting of a person on horseback; both the person and the horse are rendered in a light green/gray color, while the background of the painting is a green so dark it is almost black.

Daniel Licht
Rider, 2024
Oil and wax on panel
8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.

Participating Artists

Noémie Jennifer Bonnet
Cecilia Caldiera
Rose Dickson
Emiri Fujimoto
Jessica M Gaddis
Sophie Grant
Gary Katiya
Daniel Licht
Ingrid Lu
Carly Mandel
Jacob Muilenburg
David Roeder
Vivek Sebastian
Meredith Sellers
Ketty Haolin Zhang

Curatorial Statement

on arrival we noticed a few things erntvquite right , Place was dirty , sweets between the chairs , shower not been cleaned ,blood on pillow ,went for a shower only to find when I finished my feet were dirtier that before I had the shower. the swimming pool was ok, a bit small. too many splashy things. paid activities were expensive for what they were. Pottery painting was £10 and was sticking foam balls into a small ornament for 35 mins. kids really enjoyed the arcades, we went every day. Entertainment at night on Tues, Wed and Thur was 2 girls singing but was really basic, blank stage with disco lights. please can management do something about the pitch black pavements at night! its so dangerous! a highlight was the beach, nothing to do with the campsite, just throwing it out there!

5b is a Glasgow-based small press that develops projects with under-known and emerging artists and offers new perspectives on established artists. Founded in 2018 by Ben Seeley and Kirstie Sequitin, 5b presents occasional exhibitions and participates in selected book fairs annually. Recent publications include The September Issue by Bruno Zhu, Personicx by Theo Christy and titles on the work of Andrew Cranston and Carole Gibbons.

An abstract painting on a slender horizontal canvas, with fleshy beige and purplish-reddish tones. The painting contains the faint form of two ovals connected by a bridge, evocative of the shape of sunglasses or an infinity symbol.
A sculpture installed on the floor of an oversized “bracelet” with glass vases in different tones (white, blue, brown and light green) strung like beads on a black cord and steel hooks at each end of the cord that resemble clasps, although they are not attached to one another.
An abstract painting with a dark red background, with varicolored lines radiating out of the center of the image and floating figures clustered around the lines, including hearts, flowers, sequins, stars and music notes. Two thin pieces of green gingham ribbon hang off of the bottom right corner of the painting.
A sculpture made of spiky, twisted and gnarled interlocking metal components that form two circles.
A painting on a thin vertical canvas; the painting is mostly kelly green, with an image of a lightbulb at the bottom against a beige background, almost like a photograph collaged into the painting.
A charcoal drawing of a naked person stretching their left arm above their head, seen from behind, with letters formed via negative space outlined in charcoal that read “As Above” and “So Below” across the top and bottom of the image, respectively.
An abstract painting on a vertical canvas of warmer pink, red and orange lines and shapes at varying opacities against a cooler-toned greyish blue background.
A warm-toned abstract painting in hazy orange, yellow and pink, with faint green detailing atop.
A semi-abstract painting that resembles a landscape: green hill shapes at the top of the canvas are surrounded by a deep blue. Below this are more abstract forms, including a shape like a windmill and, in the bottom left corner against a reddish background, a black wheel.
A painting of three naked people leaning back on their arms on grass looking out across the water at several mountains. The painting is done in thick, heavy brushstrokes so that the people’s shapes can barely be made out. The colors are muted, dark indigo and green.
A photograph taken from below of a sculpture hanging off of the edge of a railing. The top of the sculpture is wedged between the rails, while a pink tail with bows attached hangs off of the edge of the building, extended towards and out of the bottom of the frame.
An assemblage artwork in a black frame. The work consists of a drawing of two almond shapes that resemble eyes; beads on wire surround the drawing along with a scrap of bright blue plastic.
A small abstract sculpture of a white organic form supported by twig-like obtrusions.
A painting of the bottom of a person’s legs standing on stage in front of a sound board as well as a string of twinkle lights and several electrical cords. The lights reflecting off the stage floor are purple, green, gray and yellow.
A heavily textured painting of a person on horseback; both the person and the horse are rendered in a light green/gray color, while the background of the painting is a green so dark it is almost black.
Jacob Muilenburg, Sunglasses #3, 2024. Oil on canvas, 14 × 54 in. (An abstract painting on a slender horizontal canvas, with fleshy beige and purplish-reddish tones. The painting contains the faint form of two ovals connected by a bridge, evocative of the shape of sunglasses or of an infinity symbol.)

Carly Mandel, Crystal Beaded Medical Bracelet, 2024. Glass, aluminum, steel, plastic, 6 × 38 × 38 in. (A sculpture installed on the floor of an oversized “bracelet” with glass vases in different tones (white, blue, brown and light green) strung like beads on a black cord and steel hooks at each end of the cord that resemble clasps, although they are not attached to one another.)

Ingrid Lu, Sequins, Streamers & Snakes, 2023. Oil on canvas with ribbon, 18 × 21 in. (An abstract painting with a dark red background, with varicolored lines radiating out of the center of the image and floating figures clustered around the lines, including hearts, flowers, sequins, stars and music notes. Two thin pieces of green gingham ribbon hang off of the bottom right corner of the painting.)

Rose Dickson, Wedding, 2024. Bronze, 32 × 16 × 3 in. (A sculpture made of spiky, twisted and gnarled interlocking metal components that form two circles.)

Meredith Sellers, Burnt Out, 2023. Oil and latex paint on panel, 18 × 6.5 in. (A painting on a thin vertical canvas; the painting is mostly kelly green, with an image of a lightbulb at the bottom against a beige background, almost like a photograph collaged into the painting.)

Vivek Sebastian, As Above So Below 2, 2023. Charcoal on paper, 11 × 15 in. (A charcoal drawing of a naked person stretching their left arm above their head, seen from behind, with letters formed via negative space outlined in charcoal that read “As Above” and “So Below” across the top and bottom of the image, respectively.)

Jessica M Gaddis, Flower Blocks, 2024. Oil and graphite on canvas, 32 × 18 in. (An abstract painting on a vertical canvas of warmer pink, red and orange lines and shapes at varying opacities against a cooler-toned greyish blue background.)

Sophie Grant, Hat, 2024. Acrylic and wax crayon on canvas, 19 × 20 in. (A warm-toned abstract painting in hazy orange, yellow and pink, with faint green detailing atop.)

David Roeder, Kein Rust, 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 80 × 60 cm. (A semi-abstract painting that resembles a landscape: green hill shapes at the top of the canvas are surrounded by a deep blue. Below this are more abstract forms, including a shape like a windmill and, in the bottom left corner against a reddish background, a black wheel.)

Gary Katiya, Bathers, 2021. Oil on canvas, 18 × 24 in. (A painting of three naked people leaning back on their arms on grass looking out across the water at several mountains. The painting is done in thick, heavy brushstrokes so that the people’s shapes can barely be made out. The colors are muted, dark indigo and green.)

Emiri Fujimoto, The impression was mutual, 2023. Stamp ink pad, inkjet print on paper, paper mache, cement, linocut rubber, armature wire, metal mesh and thread, dimensions variable. (A photograph taken from below of a sculpture hanging off of the edge of a railing. The top of the sculpture is wedged between the rails, while a pink tail with bows attached hangs off of the edge of the building, extended towards and out of the bottom of the frame.)

Cecilia Caldiera, Cat Math for Moon Dogs, 2024. Artist frame, ink, graphite, steel, glass, wood, stone, plastic, 5 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (An assemblage artwork in a black frame. The work consists of a drawing of two almond shapes that resemble eyes; beads on wire surround the drawing along with a scrap of bright blue plastic.)

Noémie Jennifer Bonnet, premonition thrower, 2023. Drift-bone fragments, European water chestnut seed pod, compost, epoxy resin, acrylic, 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (A small abstract sculpture of a white organic form supported by twig-like obtrusions.)

Ketty Haolin Zhang, Night is Purer Than Day, 2023. Oil on canvas, 16 × 20 in. (A painting of the bottom of a person’s legs standing on stage in front of a sound board as well as a string of twinkle lights and several electrical cords. The lights reflecting off the stage floor are purple, green, gray and yellow.)

Daniel Licht, Rider, 2024. Oil and wax on panel, 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (A heavily textured painting of a person on horseback; both the person and the horse are rendered in a light green/gray color, while the background of the painting is a green so dark it is almost black.)