Free exhibition by Miroslava Večeřová exploring our relationship with the ocean, part of Hastings Contemporary's Sussex Spotlight series.
Miroslava Večeřová opens her new exhibition, Every Second Breath, at Hastings Contemporary on Wednesday 11 November, and it runs through to 3 January 2027. It's part of the gallery's Sussex Spotlight series, which brings local artists into the space.
The title comes from a simple, slightly startling fact: the sea and its organisms produce more than half the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere, so roughly every second breath we take is linked to marine life. That's the starting point for the show, and it draws on both new and earlier pieces, informed by Večeřová's own encounters on Sussex beaches. It's a coastal gallery, and this one sits right in its wheelhouse.
Večeřová was born in Prague and now lives and works in St Leonards. She works across sculpture, drawing, performance, installation and film, moving fluidly between abstract and recognisable forms. Time, ecology and the limits of human knowledge are her recurring themes, and she explores the shifting boundaries between ourselves and the environments we live in. Every Second Breath narrows that focus to our relationship with the ocean.
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Hastings Contemporary is a coastal gallery whose programme is anchored in 'ocean futures and sustainability', bringing together artists, scientists, fishermen and local communities. It was named one of six finalists for the European Museum Academy's Art Museum Award 2026. Entry is free, and the exhibition runs from 11 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
