The Great Spring Show: Belenius at Market Art Fair 2026

Sally J. Han’s techniques draw on centuries-old painterly traditions, yet her scenes of everyday life feel contemporary and immediate. Subtle details reference her Korean and Chinese American heritage, giving her work a perspective where quiet intimacy intersects with cultural commentary. Heavily informed by her lived experiences, Han often recontextualises traditional Korean aesthetics within modern settings, exploring both personal and collective experience through a reflective, culturally aware lens.

Isabella Ducrot’s practice is shaped by personal experience, particularly her extensive collection of textiles gathered over decades of travel across Turkey, India, China, Tibet, and Afghanistan. Beginning her artistic career later in life, she has spent almost four decades developing a practice in which fabrics are central, considered artworks in their own right. Ducrot combines these textiles with pencil, pastel, ink, and watercolour, often on rare or unusual papers, creating works that carry cultural, historical, and philosophical references.

Influenced by her background as a writer, she integrates fragments of text as she does fabrics, weaving narratives that mirror the layering, stitching, and composition of her materials. Her works encourage viewers to continually question and uncover new layers of meaning, highlighting the interplay between memory, material, and imagination.

Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg are known for psychologically charged, darkly humorous works that explore human and animalistic desires. In their films, clay animation brings to life scenarios of jealousy, revenge, lust, and submission, while Berg’s soundscapes heighten the emotional and sensory impact.

Their practice draws on folklore, animist traditions, and psychoanalytic ideas, revealing hidden drives beneath everyday behaviour. With a balance of theatricality and intimacy, they create worlds that are unsettling yet captivating, where exaggerated narratives and grotesque humour expose the tension between social norms and instinctive impulses. Their work investigates how desire, power, and vulnerability shape experience, engaging viewers on psychological, emotional, and sensory levels.

Both the Chelsea Flower Show and an art fair occupy a space between exhibition and commerce, balancing attention to detail with presentation. Belenius’ presentation at Market Art Fair 2026 reflects this balance, presenting art as both an aesthetic experience and a thoughtful engagement with the world.