NIGHT VISION
(2024)

Here, Garments Serve as Artefacts of Collective Experience, Capturing the Energy of Shared Interaction and Negotiations Frozen in Time

Once worn in the circulation of collective experience, these items now sculpt shadows of the recent past, rendering the invisible visible. Material itself becomes a second skin, absorbing the imprints of human skin and retaining lived experiences within their fibres. Drawing inspiration from visual culture magazines, the exhibition navigates the physical negative space between body and clothing. Through this exploration, it weaves temporal loops of time with experience, inviting viewers to revisit singular moments. This notion of cyclical time finds expression through the sonic landscapes of electronic psytrance artist Prerna Singh, whose compositions delve into ephemeral realms, evoking the concept of a temporary autonomous zone. This sonic journey, intertwined with a live performance, explores the relationship between physical and psychological space that exists within the intimate concept of the second skin.

Garments are staged in the present, speaking to collective pleasures and desires for more time

They are stretched and hung for permanent observation, a stark difference from their once freely moving form. They serve as tangible expressions of the recent past, meticulously crafting silhouettes that render the once visible encounters of lived experiences permanent for viewer observation.

Night Vision opens an investigation into the allure of disguise, where garments become a passage for self-expression and reinvention. Visitors are invited into a shared space of what is left behind, where garments once witnessed shared energy, now stand as silent storytellers, holding the essence of the individuals who have worn them, taking on lives of their own.