Dates: 27 - 29 November
Private View: Wednesday 27 November, 5 - 8pm
Location: UAL Space, Level 6
Access: There is step-free access via a lift
About the exhibition:
Narisara Jirojananukun is delighted to present Supermodern Romance at the UAL Space in Peckham Levels. Open from 27 to 29 November, her first solo exhibition consists of new and existing works blending illustration, fine art and photography.
In Supermodern Romance, Thai artist Narisara Jirojananukun presents her interrogation of ‘non-places’ through the lens of an investigator at Waterloo Station, London. The exhibition title references French anthropologist Marc Augé’s text ‘Non-places: An Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity’ (1992). Augé posits that non-places, such as train stations, are transient spaces designed to lack specificity in our supermodern landscape, characterised by overabundance and excess. These are spaces where people remain anonymous and lonely.
Jirojananukun’s work critically inquiries about the extent to which non-places lack connection and collective meaning. Through a series of investigative photography, moving image, etching and painting, she reveals and reconnects with brief moments of intimacy. Such scenes include waiting for a loved one with two coffees in hand, the shared anticipation and anxiety of watching train departure boards in a crowd and weaving towards the same direction as a stranger. Her work captures a train station’s gentle possessiveness in holding us in ephemeral moments of connection in our everyday lives. Even though we move apart, we still move towards each other. (Text by Charmaine Wah)
Free, open to all.
Curated by Charmaine Wah
Artist and Curator Talk: Supermodern Romance
Date: Friday 29 November
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Venue: UAL Space, Level 6
Come join us at the UAL Space at Peckham Levels for an informal tour of the exhibition, Supermodern Romance. This exhibition was born from a collaboration between University of the Arts London (UAL) MA Illustration student, Narisara Jirojananukun, and MA Curating and Collections student, Charmaine Wah.
In this in-person talk, get an exclusive insight into the artistic and curatorial processes behind the exhibition, our experience navigating artist-curator collaboration, and an open discussion on the exhibition themes in the cosy pantry of the UAL Space. See you there!