Shaping the InvisibleSENS Gallery

This exhibition will mark Emily Pope's first solo exhibition with SENS Gallery and in Asia.

'Shaping the Invisible' is a collection of work that explores the vulnerability of the human form, forging the palpable veracity of hidden feelings and desires. Pope's paintings are her perceptions of her own physicality, creating a gaze that challenges the traditional portrayal of the female figure in the art historical canon, engaging the notion towards a contemporary trajectory. Accompanying these self-portraits are inanimate objects, effusing that of a still life image. These elements evoke feelings of discomfort to be felt by the viewer. They exist as a separate entity from the physical nature of the human body, and reflect on the complex relationship that exists between ourselves and the world that surrounds us.

The works that will be shown in this exhibition include new pieces that reflect on these motifs and ideas in her canvases. Painting is a vessel of introspection, where symbolic objects and figures are placed within careful yet sparse compositions. Whether viewed from behind or from a close distance, the presence of certain symbols augment the implicit realities of the human experience. Glass objects, pearls, delicately embroidered gloves, carcasses and shells synergize into a narrative that acknowledges the limitations of existence. Pope also compartmentalizes the human body through her close compositions of a particular body part, and transforms it to resemble an environment that complements the items that are placed against it.

'Shaping the Invisible' is an invitation of reflecting on the human experience through works that navigate hope and discomfort. Pope's paintings highlight the synergy of the physical and the spiritual, contending with exploring identity and emotion within the invisible.

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