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WIE Kollektiv: Where I End

Year : 2o23

Venue : Backhaus Project, Berlin, Germany

‹Where I End› was the inaugural exhibition of the WIE Kollektiv, a group of ten international artists from diverse backgrounds. The October exhibitionat the Backhaus Projects, Berlin, explored the theme of boundaries - from the personal to the universal. Each of the works told a story of reevaluating self-identity, relationships and our place in the broader tapestry of existence. ‹Where I End› was a multi-sensory experience that invited visitors to journey into that elusive space where they end and everything else begins. As part of the exhibition, Sulafa presented Tracing the Invisible no. 16 and the crochet sculpture Tangible no. 3 that was born from the charcoal gestural drawing.

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WIE Kollektiv: Where I End - Image from exhibition display

Tracing the Invisible no. 16,2023, charcoal on paper 47 x 35 cm

Tracing the Invisible no. 16,2023, charcoal on paper 47 x 35 cm - Detail

WIE Kollektiv: Where I End - Image from exhibition display

Tangible no. 3,2023, yarn, 40 x 30 x 30 cm - Detail

Medium :
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Tracing the Invisible no. 16 - Charcoal on Paper,

Tangible no. 3 - Yarn

Dimensions :

Tracing the Invisible no. 16 - 47 x 35 cm,

Tangible no. 3 - 40 x 30 x 30 cm

As crochet flows, so do the actions my hands make. They are an extension of my being; a reflection of who I am at that moment, never the same again.I want to remember these moments, engraving them as an artwork in and of itself. They live on as etches, ‘gestural drawings’ that I unconsciously make onpaper. These traces of the invisible capture the grand and minuscule, times passage, and the actions’ essence. Born from the contours and boundariesof this cacophony of the traces is an organic composite, a multi-layeredtopography. Exploring the subtleties of the grayscale spectrum, I traverse the journey between black and white. Amidst the rigid opposites and in rejecting the stark contrasts, fluid perspectives emerge; differences become subtler and the influence of one on the other is clearer. The two-dimensional acquires a third-dimension through space in the textile sculpture, bridging the gap between the flat and the tangible.

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Tracing the Invisible no. 16,2023, charcoal on paper 47 x 35 cm

Tracing the Invisible no. 16,2023, charcoal on paper 47 x 35 cm - Detail

Tangible no. 3,2023, yarn, 40 x 30 x 30 cm

Tangible no. 3,2023, yarn, 40 x 30 x 30 cm - Detail

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