Glimmers of hope and curiosity push tentatively, then insistently, through the inert winter-worn consciousness in much the same way as daffodils reach out of February mulch. Circadian impulses tolerate no resistance.
Embrace the energy, feed the hungry soul.
A thousand-pointed star marks the exciting launch of Teaspoon Projects, a dynamic curatorial initiative dedicated to exploring the intricate layers of contemporary storytelling. An exhibition spanning painting, drawing, video, sculpture and mixed media, alongside a diverse cross-disciplinary programme, A thousand-pointed star is an exploration of the self as a richly woven tapestry, not unchanging and pristine but instead an amalgamation of every thread that has touched us – the lives we’ve intersected with, the impressions we’ve left, and those left upon us.
The exhibition takes its title from Clarice Lispector’s novella The Hour of the Star, which explores the fragmented self through storytelling, radical uncertainty, and the tension between glimpsed identity and the barely known. As such, the self, as told through the artists’ various narratives, is not a fixed, hidden pearl. Shaped by countless hands, it is as much a reflection of others as a manifestation of our own instincts, desires, and dreams.
A thousand-pointed star strives to set a tone for all events to come from Teaspoon Projects, an initiative which combines visual arts and literature through pop-up exhibitions in London, celebrating contemporary storytelling across mediums, and encouraging audience participation through curated events. Inspired by French writer and filmmaker Georges Perec, in particular his novel Life: A User’s Manual, Teaspoon Projects also takes its name from this text, which unfolds as one radical act of attention: “Question your teaspoons.”
Exhibiting artists: AlOn, Jacob Clayton, Nina Gonzalez-Park, Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell, Ya Hsuan Hsiao, Jennifer Jones, Eva Merendes, Mariette Moor, Joe Moss, Aliya Orr, Ellie Wyatt, Shinhye You.
A thousand-pointed star runs 11 – 18 February at 67 York Street Gallery.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle
