As an exploration of the social, cultural, and media structures that shape human perception, Archaeology of Contemporary Desire is concerned not only with what people desire, but also with the conditions that influence how individuals see, believe, and construct meaning in the world around them.
<Conditions of Visibility> excavates another layer of contemporary experience through questions of vision, truth, and the mechanisms that govern human perception in the present day.
The works in this series investigate the space between “reality”
and “what is perceived as reality” through objects, images, and experiences
that reveal perception as anything but neutral. Instead, perception is shaped by position, memory, emotion, belief, economic systems, mass media, and the structures of power embedded within everyday life.
From translucent glass surfaces that allow light to pass through while denying visual clarity, to representations of collecting culture that transform childhood characters into financial assets; from altered states of consciousness that generate uncertainty and illusion, to reflections on news media, public discourse, and political power competing to define reality within the public sphere—the works trace the complex processes through which meaning is produced and understood.
Together, these works suggest that what we see is not always what exists,
and that what remains hidden may be equally influential in shaping our understanding of the world.
Rather than presenting certainty, <Conditions of Visibility> invites viewers to reconsider the systems through which reality is mediated, interpreted, and believed.
If desire shapes what we pursue,
perception shapes what we believe to be true.