Kelly Akashi: a thing among things: ARCH, Athens
Past exhibition
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Kelly Akashi, a thing among things, ARCH Athens, 2019
Press release
Informed by geological and material indexing, the works presented bridge her ongoing research in transformation and documentation with materials and traditions embedded in the history of Greece. Alongside her use of wax, bronze, stainless steel, and hand-blown glass, traditional Greek materials such as clay, terrazzo, fiber, and marble are utilized in non-traditional ways, to index evidence of change. By embracing the language these culturally significant materials bring to her practice, Akashi generates a new hybrid vocabulary, creating an anachronistic landscape that points back to a fragmented figure moving through tactile surroundings.
Stemming from her studies in analogue photography, Akashi’s works in sculpture explore how the impact of time can be articulated materially. In her practice, materials embody the actions and experiences that form and inform them, while her camera-less photography aims to reveal the internal composition of the objects on view. These moments culminate in her energetic arrangements, directly creating conversations around the present by building on the past and pointing to the future.
