The exhibition ‘The Unheeded Ruins’ delves into the conventions and limitations that define contemporary society. The sculptural installations featured in the exhibition embody the concept of ‘matter out of place,’ derived from Mary Douglas’s seminal work ‘Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo.’ The works in the exhibition interweave filth and residue, transforming in unusual postures, with some suspended in mid-air and others seemingly emerging from the ground. These fluid images reflect the instability of categorization, akin to Judith Butler’s analysis in ‘Bodies That Matter’: the exclusion of certain bodies and identities is crucial for the formation of normative subjectivity. In this context, exclusion refers to the expulsion of those deemed unwelcome, unclean, or unnatural from the realm of human cognition, thereby reinforcing the ‘normal’ or acceptable domains. Artist Aylsworth expresses the silent beliefs through the unusual grotesque works in the exhibition. Open from November 6th to February 28th, with specific business hours subject to daily opening conditions.
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