Hyphen

“A hyphen is, at once, a device that connects two different worlds and a sign that indicates their separation. Like a door or a horizon, the hyphen is a place where indefiniteness and in-betweenness hold animating possibilities that can assemble multiple singularities, connect opposites for expansion, and establish a visual boundary between identities. Temporarily holding things together, the hyphen adds and subtracts the will and wishfulness of the user. It is a place of aspiration, longing, and negation. Though the space is liminal, it is not inactive nor passive.  The hyphen does not just lie flat, it dashes to and fro, constantly rending and repairing. 

The show, Hyphen, is a field that explores meanings affected by deconstructing and reconstructing images and narratives. Through different mediums—such as paper, paint, and clay—this show collectively inspects the common grounds of fragmentation, in-betweens and contradictions.  Each artist in this show has visceral experiences of living in (or as) a “hyphen” either through clashing cultural contexts, migrant diaspora, or straddling two languages. As a result, each artist is interested in sensory and conceptual thresholds that often do not posit a static answer.”