GROUP EXHIBITION

Currently, with limited travel and social events, the routine of art production and distribution has been syncopated, and the scene has yet to fully reconstruct the post-pandemic art habit and build a predictable pattern. Not sidelining the devastating effect of the pandemic yet wanting to investigate further the impact it has on the arts, this exhibition focuses on the impact of disruption these isolated times have on the working tempo of artists and the intention behind their studio practice. What are the changes in one’s attitude towards creating when the variable of scheduled events and expectations of audiences are inevitably subdued?

Streamlining themselves to lift from the upwind during this downtempo, exceptional and perceptive artists are able to found this time to be the opportunity to return to experimentation, and push themselves to be even more inward-looking and reflective; taking advantage of being liberated from the repetition and expectation to join the buzz.

Not wanting to dwell on the inevitable downtime, Gajah Gallery instead strives to find newness within this uncharted period in the arts, highlighting and giving a platform for the artists’ newly-evolved art styles cultivated through the intensified studio-based practices during the current period of extended vacuum in time.