Exhibitions
Work Tap
‘Work Tap’ explores intersectionality, creativity, and memory through vibrant drawings, publications, and events amidst political tension.
The show "Work Tap" takes its name from an anonymous underground zine that addresses Berlin's renewed issues of prejudice, anxiety, and political paranoia. The zine compiles quotes from artists, journalists, academics, and thinkers worldwide, exploring intersectionality in times of censorship and mourning. This zine, available by donation, complements the exhibition's vibrant, evocative drawings, which oscillate between solemnity, curiosity, and moodiness. These artworks come from different series over the past year, attempting to predict the future, jump timelines, recall early memories, and respond to both lightness and weight.
Alex explores creativity's blockages as a means for creativity, using drawing as a conduit between the brain and body. He invites viewers to explore an embodied mind, contrasting with a worry-ridden body that suffers physical and psychological sickness. His drawings delve into how culture impacts our internal worlds, processing personal, childhood, and young adult memories. The work stands in the present despite its ties to past and future.
A notable piece, "Requiem for a Child’s Experience of Time," emerged from a 40-day drawing challenge where Alex drew and published a drawing daily for 40 consecutive days. This intertwining of personal and political realms exemplifies how Alex's art enables self-healing for both artist and viewer. Alex's fascination with time travel and inter-dimensionality began while researching the God Shamash from third millennium Susa, Iran, for his 2021 book "Ricochet." According to archeological records, Shamash enters our dimension through a gateway opened by two deities, a notion Alex finds compelling.
Though his reasons for drawing differ, Alex sees it as a personal expression of being in this world. One series, "If I had to Draw...," began around the time the US military disclosed information about non-human intelligences (NHI's). Renaming UFOs as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and aliens as non-human intelligences banalizes and militarizes multiple spiritual, temporal, and existential dimensions described by human thought. Naming these dimensions flattens them into language, akin to collapsing the wave function in quantum physics.
The deity Shamash, for instance, represents a form of non-human intelligence. This ancient debate about consciousness, power, language, and human destiny resurfaces in Alex's drawings, inspired initially by Batik designs from Afrique Fabrics, Dalston, London. Layering and revelation are integral to his process, emphasizing an embodied form of knowing that no scientist, military, or government can define, quantify, or sell.
Alex asserts his right to sell his creativity and sustain himself as an artist. The issue of selling art raises questions about the buyer and the nature of online personas, which are often fictional. Thus, a physical gallery offers exciting opportunities for genuine eye contact. Artworks will be on sale during the exhibition, presenting a tangible experience that contrasts with digital interactions.
"Work Tap" intertwines art, consciousness, and human destiny, creating a compelling narrative that challenges viewers to rethink their perspectives on creativity, culture, and the self. By navigating personal memories and future speculations, Alex's work invites contemplation on the deeper connections between our internal worlds and external realities.
Alex explores creativity's blockages as a means for creativity, using drawing as a conduit between the brain and body. He invites viewers to explore an embodied mind, contrasting with a worry-ridden body that suffers physical and psychological sickness. His drawings delve into how culture impacts our internal worlds, processing personal, childhood, and young adult memories. The work stands in the present despite its ties to past and future.
A notable piece, "Requiem for a Child’s Experience of Time," emerged from a 40-day drawing challenge where Alex drew and published a drawing daily for 40 consecutive days. This intertwining of personal and political realms exemplifies how Alex's art enables self-healing for both artist and viewer. Alex's fascination with time travel and inter-dimensionality began while researching the God Shamash from third millennium Susa, Iran, for his 2021 book "Ricochet." According to archeological records, Shamash enters our dimension through a gateway opened by two deities, a notion Alex finds compelling.
Though his reasons for drawing differ, Alex sees it as a personal expression of being in this world. One series, "If I had to Draw...," began around the time the US military disclosed information about non-human intelligences (NHI's). Renaming UFOs as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and aliens as non-human intelligences banalizes and militarizes multiple spiritual, temporal, and existential dimensions described by human thought. Naming these dimensions flattens them into language, akin to collapsing the wave function in quantum physics.
The deity Shamash, for instance, represents a form of non-human intelligence. This ancient debate about consciousness, power, language, and human destiny resurfaces in Alex's drawings, inspired initially by Batik designs from Afrique Fabrics, Dalston, London. Layering and revelation are integral to his process, emphasizing an embodied form of knowing that no scientist, military, or government can define, quantify, or sell.
Alex asserts his right to sell his creativity and sustain himself as an artist. The issue of selling art raises questions about the buyer and the nature of online personas, which are often fictional. Thus, a physical gallery offers exciting opportunities for genuine eye contact. Artworks will be on sale during the exhibition, presenting a tangible experience that contrasts with digital interactions.
"Work Tap" intertwines art, consciousness, and human destiny, creating a compelling narrative that challenges viewers to rethink their perspectives on creativity, culture, and the self. By navigating personal memories and future speculations, Alex's work invites contemplation on the deeper connections between our internal worlds and external realities.
