Exhibition Documentary
May ‘25
This exhibition brings together a selection of photography series, Burden and Trivial Matters, with sculptural works such as āmā and Selective Vulnerability, which extend my photographic vision through mixed-media techniques. At its core, this body of work challenges the notion of photography as a mere documentation of reality and instead positions it as an active, dynamic dialogue between perception and experience.
In the days of contemporary photography, images are often seen as neutral recordings of the world. Yet every photograph emerges from a process that begins long before the shutter is pressed—a process of mental construction and technical engagement. Every technical decision—from choosing a 43mm lens, which mirrors our natural human vision since deviating from this can yield perspectives that surpass or diverge from our innate capabilities, to adjusting camera settings—helps us transcend our visual limitations. Photography, then, is not merely about capturing what lies before us; it becomes a way for the photographer to express their unique perspective through the interplay of these constraints and possibilities.
The sculptural elements in this exhibition are not separate entities; they are the natural evolution of this photographic exploration. By incorporating mixed-media techniques, these sculptures translate the intangible aspects of personal experience into tangible forms. They allow the viewer to experience the same delicate interplay between the objective and the subjective—the balance between what is seen and what is felt.
Together, the photographs and sculptures invite us to reconsider the very act of looking. Rather than being confined to the instant a picture is taken, the process of photography is revealed as an ongoing event—a continuous interplay between the moment of capture and the subsequent emergence of meaning. This exhibition is an invitation to acknowledge and appreciate that balance, to see every image as both an ending and a beginning, and to recognize that our perceptions are as much a creation of our inner lives as they are a reflection of the external world.
Exhibition Introduction
2025. Single Channel Video
In this video piece, what started as a plan for a perfect exhibition introduction shifted when studio lights began falling one by one. Instead of abandoning the project, I embraced these technical challenges, creating something unexpected from necessity. The video weaves together early, blurred takes, capturing the unsteady frame before I settled--with the final moments illuminated only by a desk lamp whose base had snapped off, forcing me to hold it by hand. All footage is captured through a mirror's reflection, creating a circular, tondo-like composition that encompasses the entire studio while constraining our view to the pale, trembling glow of that single light source. The gradual descent into darkness and the handheld quality of the final illumination transform what could have been merely documentation into an exploration of adaptation and spontaneity. This accidental experimental approach reveals the unseen processes behind artistic creation, turning technical failure into aesthetic discovery.
