This May, Hove-based textile artist Ksenia Semirova, who also works from a studio in London, will take part in the Brighton & Hove Artists Open Houses festival as part of Villa LVI.

This will be her third year exhibiting within the house, which brings together a group of artists working across different disciplines.

For the 2026 edition, Ksenia presents a display combining framed embroidery works, textile jewellery, and a garment-based piece, showing how her practice moves between wall-based work, object, and clothing.

 

The presentation includes four works from the Monogram Series, installed as a grouped composition. Alongside them is Hummingbird Spreading Wings, a piece that sits between textile object and wearable form, and Bow Studies, a framed work built as a symmetrical, ornament-like composition where sequins and beads define the structure directly on the surface.

 

Also on display is a collar necklace from the Roots and Rhythm series, developed using a heritage setting technique and adapted for contemporary wear. In contrast to the smaller-scale works, the corset from The Power of No series introduces a garment as a central element. The piece features the embroidered face Despair, extending the work into a more direct, figurative direction.

 

Installed within the interior of Villa LVI, the display is intended to be viewed at close range, where material, scale, and construction become central to how the pieces are read.

Ksenia will be present on selected days. Visitors who would like to meet her and discuss the work are encouraged to get in touch in advance to confirm specific dates and times

Open dates: 2–3, 9–10, 16–17, 23–24 May 2026
Location: Villa LVI, 56 Payne Avenue, Hove