Into Wonderland
CHIYA CLIKA
‘In a blue ocean, you cross the expanse of cobalt blue and white to an island of multicolour. Hues of all kinds greet you. Your eyes break from the everyday grey. A rabbit bounces past, checking its iPhone as it mutters about being late. It disappears down into the rabbit hole. Will you follow? Words type on your screen. “Wake up, follow the white rabbit. Into Wonderland.”’
This comes from sculpting cultural landscapes out of the growing nature of contemporary spaces. In a time when the virtual and the tangible continuously intersect, this show ‘Into Wonderland’ is to bring this into the real world to be experienced. Where the new can take form in the physical space and where it can be the central part of bringing communities together to inhabit a space together.
Rooted in the vibrant energy of East London, this exhibition brings together a dialogue between community and modernity. The works on view explore how tradition, everyday life, and shared spaces intersect with contemporary forms and ideas. By grounding modern practice in the textures of local experience, the show invites audiences to see modernity not as something distant or imposed, but as something shaped and reimagined by community.
Once an industrial hub and later a home for diverse communities from across the globe, London today embodies a dynamic blend of tradition and change. The works on view draw from this local spirit, exploring how shared histories and everyday life in London can inform new approaches to contemporary art. By weaving together past and present, the exhibition positions modernity not as a rupture, but as a continuation of the evolving story.
02 October 2025 - 06 October 2025 · London · Rabbet Gallery, Bussey Building, 133 Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST
‘Onsen and High Tea’ (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Oil Stick, Acrylic on Cotton
This plays into the idea of how something as simple as trip might be different from youth; examining how tastes and interests change in the meanders of life.
£818.24 ($1,100)
‘An Afternoon on a Rainy Land in the Middle of the World’ (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Oil Stick, Acrylic on Cotton
How it might feel to spend a day, and reliving the experiences of the old days.
£818.24 ($1,100)
'Savoir' (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Acrylic on Cotton
Picking up some harvest in the east.
£818.24 ($1,100)
'9' (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Acrylic on Cotton
When you find the right cloud.
£818.24 ($1,100)
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'Looking for Sharks' (2025)
100cm x 160cm
Acrylic on Cotton
Examining and nurturing
£3,334.07 ($4,500)
'Arct Formation' (2025)
100cm x 160cm
Polymer, Acrylic on Cotton
If today was captured, and frozen to be discovered
Price on Request
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'BBB' (2024)
80cm x 100cm
Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas
For great dining room experience
Price on Request
‘784’ (2025)
50cm x 60cm / 65cm x 75 cm (Framed)
Acrylic, Polymer, Canvas
Reconsidering the microscopes of minerals.
£1185 ($1600)
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‘Honmuun’ (2025)
100cm x 140cm
Polymer, Oil Stick, Acrylic on Canvas
Staying protected.
Price on Request
‘The Three Kingdoms’ (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Oil Stick, Acrylic on Cotton
It’s a reminder of traditions, homogeny and like most of the work about having fun: for artist and collector alike.
£818.24 ($1,100)
'I want a Rothko' (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Oil Stick, Acrylic on Cotton
Through the storms of life. When things are happening all over the world, everyday, sometimes it's a reminder that you're just a little blip on this rock called earth passing through only for a moment.
£818.24 ($1,100)
'Modal' (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Acrylic on Cotton
Sharks in a bucket.
£818.24 ($1,100)
'Keke' (2025)
30cm x 40cm
Acrylic on Cotton
A landscape in a nutshell
£818.24 ($1,100)
'568' (2024)
100cm x 160cm
Acrylic, Polymer on Canvas
Exploring the clarity of reaching new altitudes
£5,680 ($7666.30)
'Levers and Pulleys' (2025)
100cm x 100cm
Polymer, Oil Stick, Acrylic, Canvas
A deliberate examination of the modern day and the 21st century
Price on Request
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'BtBooom' (2025)
100cm x 120cm
Polymer, Oil Stick, Acrylic on Canvas
The falls and leaps of the modern day
Price on Request
'Outback Steakhouse/Crops on 600 acres' (2025)
50cm x 60cm / 65cm x 75 cm (Framed)
Oil Stick, Acrylic, Polymer, Canvas
Reconsidering the surfaces of the plains and fronts
Price on Request
Born in 1998 in London, with familial roots from Hong Kong and Asia, Chiya Clika studied Fashion Communication at Central Saint Martin’s before moving on to study at UCL’s The Bartlett for an Architecture BsC.
His debut exhibition titled ‘CLICKER’ garnering interest with its notable elegance, centred around the identity of 14th-century porcelain, navigating the intersection of iconography, constructed identity, and its place in the modern day.
His paintings inhabit both digital and physical realms, with a clear line of hyper-minimalist stylisms: drawing from contemporary aesthetics while engaging with broader cultural undercurrents. The work invites reflection on how history is preserved, adapted and reimagined in the digital age, where images shift, evolve and change in a second. Alongside his visual practice, he maintains an acclaimed film portfolio, extending his exploration of narrative and form across multiple disciplines.
Upcoming Gallery Shows/Exhibitions:
- MEAM European Museum of Modern Art [Barcelona] (04/2026)