All Work and No Play: Sanjeeve Gunaratnam

Launch event: 16 April 5:30-7:30pm

Through multimedia methods including figurine sculpting and furniture design, Sanjeeve Gunaratnamconstructs an imagined world in which play resurfaces within the structures of adult life. The work follows the life of a “Square-vilian,” whose environment has transformed into a surreal “play-fessional” landscape shaped by the suppression of play.

The exhibition illustrates what happens when play is pushed down for too long. It leaks, distorts, and reshapes the environment around it.

Alongside the artworks, process documentation offers an honest insight into the experimentation, setbacks, and discoveries that come with stepping beyond architectural training and into a new design language.

Sanjeeve studied Architecture at Birmingham City University, graduating in 2025 with First Class Honours. He is also a contributor to Studio.zine, working across illustration and post-production.