Darkness is needed to see the stars

25 Sep 2022 - 20 Nov 2022

Darkness is needed to see the stars

Various artists interpret black: as a color, as a meditation, to illustrate the impalpable or the in...

Various artists interpret black: as a color, as a meditation, to illustrate the impalpable or the intimate, to illustrate the monstrous in the adorable, or how the beast can find an exit from its dark caves.

«The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spi- rit of God was hovering over the face of the waters». (Genesis 1:2) The first creation narrative in Judeo-Christianity begins with darkness, into which is introduced the creation of light, and the separation of this light from the darkness. Thus, although both light and darkness are included in the works of the almighty God—darkness was considered «the second to last plague» (Exodus 10:21), and the location of «weeping and gnashing of teeth» (Matthew 8:12). As a poetic term in the Western world, darkness is used to connote the presence of shadows, of evil, or in our modern world, to connote that a story is grim, heavy, and/or depressing. However, a quote by Ursula K. Le Guin rightly states “When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” and as we chose to call this show: A certain darkness is needed to see the stars. In this new group exhibition, we see how various artists interpret black and darkness through their own eyes: as a colour, as a means of meditation, to illustrate the impalpable, the secret or the intimate, how the monstrous can be present in the adorable, or how the beast can find a way out of its dark caves. Black isn’t a primary, secondary, or tertiary color. In fact, black isn’t on the artist’s color wheel and usually isn’t considered a color at all. In certain ways, black represents space, specifically outer space and infinite space. There’s also a mystery to things that can’t be defined, or seen, and the color black often accentuates anything with those mysterious or indefinable qualities.
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