Traces of the Intangible
~ sun, shell and soil
22-05-2025 – 06-07-2025 | KERSGALLERY
Traces of the Intangible
~ sun, shell and soil
22-05-2025 – 06-07-2025 | KERSGALLERY
KERSGALLERY is proud to present Traces of the
Intangible ~ sun, shell and soil, a group
exhibition featuring works by artists AYO,
Taqwa Ali and Lotte Wieringa, in collaboration
with guest curator Jonas van Kappel.
Rooted in the exploration of organic material,
movement and memory, Traces of the Intangible
revolves around the flowing revivals and sensory
possibilities that emerge from them, both within
and beyond our physical reality. Intuitive yet
complex layers of colour and matter are infused
with elemental traces and textures – of sun, shell,
or soil, slowly materialised onto canvas or into
sculptural form.
These are not mere motifs, but vessels of memory:
manifestations of motion or carriers of cultural
and relational knowledge and heritage, of
ancestral presence or nostalgia. As such, the works
on view touch on both meditative and political
dimensions - on land and ownership, on belonging,
perception and the fragile relationship between
nature and the human body and mind.
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Traces of the Intangible
~ sun, shell and soil
22-05-2025 – 06-07-2025 | KERSGALLERY
Bodily and recurring gestures underlie these
artists’ practices: carving sand, handling flowers,
collecting cowrie shells and listening to them,
dancing and watching sunsets are reimagined as
quiet rituals, slowly bending time and giving rise
to subtle transformations. By embracing
unpredictability and processes of becoming, all
three artists invite us to trace the ambiguous ways
in which memories, lived experiences or displaced
objects and bodies reverberate in the here and now.
Thus, Traces of the Intangible reflects how sensory
or cultural memory nestles in material – be it
sand, shell or rays of sun.
Artists: AYO, Taqwa Ali and Lotte Wieringa
Guest-curator: Jonas van Kappel
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