7/11/21

As thin as hair, or so large as to be visible from space, fault lines are a geological phenomena of displacement created from tectonic movements, resulting in fractures that open up the skin of the earth. This planar splintering acts as the premise of this exhibition, which investigates the concept of ‘fault lines’ as a material and symbolic construct through artworks that are mostly made from construction materials such as concrete, marble, zip ties, wire, grout, and foam. Some installations are intentionally barely visible at first glance, examining the reliability of our pre-existing belief structures, and evoking the emotional challenges of navigating an unsteady ground. Some play on the pun of ‘fault’, a misalignment which insinuates a binary positioning of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, questioning the potential of culpability. Some focus on the interplay between material and the site, using the specificity of the space to contemplate ideas about building, cracking, mending, misaligning and reconstructing. Ultimately, the core of the works lies in a potentiality where forms mutate and meanings alter: at times imperceptibly slow, at times violently sudden, like the restless earth under our feet.