A Door Ajar, Singing is an expanded group exhibition featuring 6 artists whose artworks connect to entrances and exits in the broadest sense. Joining us over the following months are (in order of appearance) Alexandra Phillips, Lee Kit, Ayo, Melvin Moti, Jo-ey Tang, and Charlotte Posenenske. This programme is supported by Gemeente Rotterdam and Mondriaan Fonds.
Entrance One: Alexandra Phillips
3 June - 8 August 2022
Entrance Two: Lee Kit
2 July - 8 August 2022
Entrance Three: Ayo & Melvin Moti
9 September - 12 November 2022
Entrance 4: Lee Kit & Jo-ey Tang
15 October 2022 - 10 December 2022
Entrance 5: Melvin Moti & Charlotte Posenenske
12 November 2022 - 10 December 2022
Entrance 6: Lee Kit
10 December 2022 - 13 January 2023
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Installation view of Entrance 5, A Door Ajar, Singing (2022)
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Charlotte Posenenske, Relies Serie B (Series B Reliefs), 1967-2021 Authorised reconstruction certified by the estate
Aluminum, convexly angled with a short and long side, spray painted RAL-black 100 x 50 x 14 cm each
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Melvin Moti, Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Charlotte Posenenske, Relies Serie B (Series B Reliefs), 1967-2021 Authorised reconstruction certified by the estate
Aluminum, convexly angled with a short and long side, spray painted RAL-black 100 x 50 x 14 cm each
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Jo-ey Tang, Si hot c’est toujours les water mêmes qui gagnent, cold y’a jamais de shoulder revanche (2015-2022), fall leaves: 2015 Paris, 2016 Paris, 2017 Rochechouart, with new leaves from Rotterdam 2022.
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Jo-ey Tang, Si hot c’est toujours les water mêmes qui gagnent, cold y’a jamais de shoulder revanche (2015-2022), fall leaves: 2015 Paris, 2016 Paris, 2017 Rochechouart, with new leaves from Rotterdam 2022.
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Charlotte Posenenske, Relies Serie B (Series B Reliefs), 1967-2021 Authorised reconstruction certified by the estate
Aluminum, convexly angled with a short and long side, spray painted RAL-black 100 x 50 x 14 cm each
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Melvin Moti, Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Charlotte Posenenske, Relies Serie B (Series B Reliefs), 1967-2021 Authorised reconstruction certified by the estate
Aluminum, convexly angled with a short and long side, spray painted RAL-black 100 x 50 x 14 cm each
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Charlotte Posenenske, Relies Serie B (Series B Reliefs), 1967-2021 Authorised reconstruction certified by the estate
Aluminum, convexly angled with a short and long side, spray painted RAL-black 100 x 50 x 14 cm each
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Melvin Moti, Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Melvin Moti, Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Photos are by Sol Archer.
Entrance Three with Ayo and Melvin Moti & Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang and Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Entrance Three with Ayo and Melvin Moti & Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang and Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Entrance Three with Ayo & Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Entrance Three with Ayo and Melvin Moti & Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang and Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Entrance Four with Jo-ey Tang and Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Jo-ey Tang, Si hot c’est toujours les water mêmes qui gagnent, cold y’a jamais de shoulder revanche (2015-2022), fall leaves: 2015 Paris, 2016 Paris, 2017 Rochechouart, with new leaves from Rotterdam 2022.
Jo-ey Tang, Si hot c’est toujours les water mêmes qui gagnent, cold y’a jamais de shoulder revanche (2015-2022), fall leaves: 2015 Paris, 2016 Paris, 2017 Rochechouart, with new leaves from Rotterdam 2022.
Ayo and Melvin Moti, A Door Ajar, Singing, Installation views. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Ayo, She asked me, ‘why did you come if you’ll leave again?’, (2019) Heirloom: Itele, Opobo, ink, cow dung. Replica: Concrete. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Ayo, She asked me, ‘why did you come if you’ll leave again?’, (2019) Heirloom: Itele, Opobo, ink, cow dung. Replica: Concrete. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Ayo, She asked me, ‘why did you come if you’ll leave again?’, (2019) Heirloom: Itele, Opobo, ink, cow dung. Replica: Concrete. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 78 x 60 cm Woven by Akiko Ishigaki on Iriomote Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma. Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Dioscorea Cirrhosa / Local: Ku-ru Wild patato trees found in Iriomote. In winter season, wild pigs eat from this tree. By their bitemarks, weavers obtain the age of the patato-tree. The older the tree, the more intense dye it produces. These trees are approximately ten years old. Harvested in the winter of 2016. Roots and fruit produce red and brown.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 78 x 60 cm Woven by Akiko Ishigaki on Iriomote Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma. Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Dioscorea Cirrhosa / Local: Ku-ru Wild patato trees found in Iriomote. In winter season, wild pigs eat from this tree. By their bitemarks, weavers obtain the age of the patato-tree. The older the tree, the more intense dye it produces. These trees are approximately ten years old. Harvested in the winter of 2016. Roots and fruit produce red and brown.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 78 x 60 cm Woven by Akiko Ishigaki on Iriomote Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma. Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Dioscorea Cirrhosa / Local: Ku-ru Wild patato trees found in Iriomote. In winter season, wild pigs eat from this tree. By their bitemarks, weavers obtain the age of the patato-tree. The older the tree, the more intense dye it produces. These trees are approximately ten years old. Harvested in the winter of 2016. Roots and fruit produce red and brown.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 78 x 60 cm Woven by Akiko Ishigaki on Iriomote Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma. Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Dioscorea Cirrhosa / Local: Ku-ru Wild patato trees found in Iriomote. In winter season, wild pigs eat from this tree. By their bitemarks, weavers obtain the age of the patato-tree. The older the tree, the more intense dye it produces. These trees are approximately ten years old. Harvested in the winter of 2016. Roots and fruit produce red and brown.
Ayo and Melvin Moti, A Door Ajar, Singing, Installation views. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Interwoven (2020) woven textile, 58 x 287 cm woven by Yayoi Shimanaka on Taketomi Island 2015-2018. Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of the artist and Shimmer.
Materials for yarn:
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Handspun yarn from banana tree fibres, planted in 2015 and processed in 2017.
Latin: Boehmeria nivea gaudich / Local: Chyoma Handspun yarn from plants, planted in 2016 and processed in 2017.
Materials for dye:
Latin: Strobilanthes cusia / Local: Ryukyu Indigo. Planted in 2015, harvested in the summer of 2018. Leaves produce blue dye
Latin: Garcinia subelliptica / Local: Fukugi Planted around 1968, harvested in May 2018 Tree bark produces yellow dye
Latin: Musa balbisiana / Local: Ito bashô Planted in 2015, harvested in the autumn of 2017. Undyed fibre produces yellow-brown color
Lee Kit, Print out of A Bag with Red (2022), plastic bag, fishing wire, audio
Lee Kit, Print out of A Bag with Red (2022), plastic bag, fishing wire, audio
Lee Kit, Print out of A Bag with Red (2022), plastic bag, fishing wire, audio
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips & Entrance Two with Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips & Entrance Two with Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips & Entrance Two with Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips & Entrance Two with Lee Kit. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips. Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer
Entrance One with Alexandra Phillips, ‘’Temp Work’’, 2022, installation, Photograph: Jhoeko courtesy of the artist and Shimmer