Off the wall

Off the wall work was inspired by a few works at the 2024 Venice Biennale. I was there to participate in an artist panel, and had a lot of time to just walk through the entirety of the exhibitions. While the art itself was, of course, in large parts exquisite and inspiring, I felt somewhat of a disconnect. the theme of that year’s Biennale was an attempt to make the art of the global south visible. And at the same time, it happened in these very large and present, traditional and western settings. To me, it's made the Missing art of the global North even more present than it would've been present if the actual art of the global North would've been hanging in those halls.
That almost overwhelming presence by absence comes with a special challenge. You cannot deal with what is absent, even if it's overwhelmingly present. It's not there to face you - it's like an absent parent.
That's the feeling leading to this work.