Nexus

Davide Allieri

Allen-Golder Carpenter

Taína Cruz

Theodoulos Polyviou

Curated by Sigrid Hermann

With distinctive individual practices that notably depart from a conservative use of mediums and materials, the positions on view at the gallery engage with topics revolving around the self, identity, space, and technology. In European contemporary scientific discourse, identity is not discussed as a solipsistic process but rather as the result of adaptation at the interface between the internal and the external. Self and identity are intrinsically linked to the spaces we inhabit, not only physical but often virtual, including the built environments that shape our experiences. Nexus creates an alternative space—an interconnected environment where the boundaries between actuality and fiction are blurred, resulting in distinct synthesized materialisations of both principles. The works on view further explore time, from the past to the present, projecting into the future. (...) Describing connection of multiple elements ‘Nexus’ is a Latin word that is also employed as a given name for heterogeneous concepts, especially within the realms of science fiction, computing, government and law, philosophy and gaming.