How the sculpture and 'knitted paintings' of Renee So explore colonial legacies, male authority and women’s bodies

Renee So, Woman XI 2021, stoneware, 60 × 37 × 26 cm Courtesy of the artist and Kate MacGarry, London Photo: Angus Mill

At first glance it would be easy to presume the artworks in Renee So’s survey exhibition are from another time and have come from distant shores.

Her commanding busts and figurines and large textile wall hangings are telling stories about ancient civilisations or adventurers who sailed the seas in search of new lands.