"Reflections on Being" Group ExhibitionDouble Q Gallery

Double Q is pleased to present Reflections on Being, a group exhibition that reflects on a person's identity that is a blurred construction of the internal and the external world. Since ancient civilizations, humans have explored this tension which became a blueprint in our understanding of a person's existence. This duality is present everywhere: from the separation of body and soul, mind and body, as well as reason and emotion. In Greek philosophy, Plato was among the first to explore this according to whom the soul was free from the body being immortal. In Chinese philosophy, this duality is referred to as yin and yang, where opposite forces are seen as dependent on each other, and it is a dynamic balance that humans aim to achieve.

Time plays an additional layer to this, where past, present, and possible futures affect the conflicted self-image. What we perceive is often sourced from our past experiences affecting how we see our present and what our possibilities are in the future. The artist, in the moment of creation, is negotiating within this complexity where they not only meditate on this existential thought, but they are also aiming to create artworks that reflect their intangible understanding of all this. If being an artist was already a challenging career to pursue, exposing themselves to burning thoughts like this provides a further difficulty.

The artists present in this exhibition have mastered the challenge and evolved through it, inviting visitors to reflect on their own stories through their works. They reveal their world through the paintings and sculptures present at the show, while keeping something for themselves that remains hidden. What they reveal functions as thought-provoking door-openers to the audience, and what they kept hidden awaits personal interpretation. The overall product therefore will be always different to every visitor because their life experience becomes an integrated part of the whole while visiting the exhibition. As Emily Thorne said: "Just as there are two sides to every story, there are two sides to every person. One that we reveal to the world and another we keep hidden inside."

Each of the eight artists bring a different perspective on the idea of self-image, creating a richly layered view on the topic. Zsófia Antalka, a Hungarian artist based in Budapest, is known for her fragile curtain-like works where the surface itself in various shapes becomes the canvas. This innovative approach has been applauded early on, putting her among the ultra-contemporary surrealists who create space and time for values that are otherwise suppressed in a logical world. The current piece is titled Tátorján, a word used in the Hungarian Great Plain, a geographical area where the artist was born. The word refers both to a sudden storm and to a specific plant species. The latter got its botanical nomenclature because it can only reproduce in strong winds and storms. Tátorján literally implies "in the wind." The patterns on the curtain were inspired by the stigmas – a part of the female reproductive organ in a flower designed to receive pollen grains – of the tátorján flower.

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