An Interview with Igshaan Adams | Berlin Art Link

"'Gebedswolke iii (prayer cloud)' is an installation made up of charms, wire and metallic disks suspended from the ceiling, representing an ethereal constellation of floating forms and a continuation of a motif (the cloud) that South African artist Igshaan Adams has worked with over the past ten years, initially as scribbles and later as installations, including some made from dust."

"I think it bothers me that my body and my mind hold onto things, or that there's information inside me that I don't have access to. Memory is not solid, it shifts and it changes. I felt like this is the space that I needed to start from. I would actually go into our home, where I grew up, and look at that space, the quality of the space, the size, the broader environment, because I knew that the environment ultimately created an environment inside of me, too."

"The artist weaves spirit and remembrance into every strand, giving these works a resonance that far exceeds their physical materials. Colossal textile pieces, characteristic of Adams' practice and made from cotton, plastic, twine and stone, are on view in 'Between Then and Now.'"

Igshaan Adams' exhibition 'Between Then and Now' at Mudam Luxembourg features suspended installations, dance prints, and colossal textile pieces that explore the relationship between memory, environment, and physical form. Adams uses materials including charms, wire, metallic disks, cotton, plastic, twine, and stone to create works that carry spiritual and commemorative significance. The artist examines how external environments shape internal consciousness, investigating the inaccessible information held within body and mind. Through careful observation of spaces where he grew up, Adams translates environmental qualities into artistic matter, creating works where touch and tactile experience become essential to understanding the pieces' deeper resonance and meaning.

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