Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age poster

This poster accompanies the exhibition Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds from 15 May to 20 August 2026. The artwork on the poster is by Joey Holder commissioned for the exhibition to be emblazoned on the black granite facade of the Institute for the duration of the exhibition. Entitled Cazimi, a collective sigil conceived by Joey Holder to assemble elements from each artist exhibited in Phantasmagoria. A cazimi occurs when a planet appears to pass through the exact heart of the sun in direct motion: a rare alignment understood in astrology as a moment of exceptional clarity and grounded materialisation. The work was completed to mark the Mercury cazimi of 14 May 2026, at 23° Taurus, the moment of the exhibition’s opening. Its triptych structure is a historically devotional form recalling an altarpiece designed to open a threshold between the viewer and a sacred or supernatural realm. Cazimi’s surface emulates ancient stone, suggesting a Mesopotamian tablet, votive object or alchemical diagram.