John Elliott: Help

John Elliott brings his latest work to Gallery333 at Exeter Phoenix, with Help opening on Saturday 14 November and running through to Saturday 6 February. It's a long run, so there's plenty of time to catch it if you can't make the opening weekend.

Help (2026) imagines an autonomous entity with its own needs and desires, wedged into an alcove behind glass. It leaves you wondering: is it on display, or is it hiding? That's the kind of question Elliott likes to leave hanging. He's a sculptor interested in the manufactured world that's become our human habitat, and his work plays with form and scale by mixing recycled and repurposed objects with low-tech materials like wood and paint. The result is a set of cargo-cult facsimiles of uncanny robots and machines, deliberately ambiguous in what they're meant to be.

Gallery333 is an intimate window gallery dedicated to micro-installations and experimental contemporary art interventions, and it's generously supported by Indira Carr. It's a small space, so the installation sits right there in the window, making it easy to stop by and see without committing to a whole afternoon.

Entry is free, and the gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10am, so you can drop in whenever suits you. Help runs from 14 November 2026 to 6 February 2027 at Gallery333, Exeter Phoenix.