© Somerset House

© Somerset House
Jenkin van Zyl: Enclosure
24 September 2026 to 29 November 2026
Somerset House Studios artist Jenkin van Zyl presents a new film and large-scale immersive environment set in a decaying facility built for human replication. Free entry in the Lancaster Rooms.
From Somerset House
Enclosure is set within a decaying facility that was once designed for replication—a destination where tourists could temporarily inhabit the lives of others. Each year, on Founding Day , Donors return to either renew or terminate their doubles, known as Cherubs, through a ritual intended to sever the connection between original and copy. Mercy, a starlet who lent her likeness to the programme, arrives to terminate her contract. Instead, the process begins to collapse the distance between them,...
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