Compass

Amidst all the confusion, precarity, and pessimism that surround us, as artists we have a compelling need to make sense of it all. In our works and practice we try to manifest positivity while finding peace and stillness despite the chaos. The works in this exhibition are meditative and repetitive rituals in our processes; replete with devotions, wishes, and contemplations. We hope to unite, intersect and fuse these visual mantras and invocations for collective care, meaningful linkages, and parity for all.

Building on this, our works also reflect the quiet strength that comes from surrendering to the process of creating. Art-making is a way of letting go—of control, fear, or doubt—and allowing something greater to guide each layer and stroke. It’s a space where struggles, prayers and gratitude come together, forming an offering of possibilities for healing and connection.

Taking the inherent properties of these materials, we translate visual and performative forms into patterns as a reflection on repetition and ideas of utility. Our works are the results of our journey towards understanding ourselves and where we belong in society. Through our experiences of the mundane, we use these seemingly everyday routine as a source of our practice. Finding beauty and joy in the present. These things that are overlooked transcend their origin into something worthwhile.

There is, what Pat Schneider talks about in her poem "The Patience of Ordinary Things," a practice through explorations on materials and processes. And in both creative and ordinary lives, this patience is regarded as a compass—a way to navigate a tumultuous world with the attentive silence.