Pleats of matter and the folds in my soul, 2024, explores the secrets that lie in the abundant fabric of the fold. What can we find when peering between the ruffle or loosening the tie? What stories do we find, carry within us or invent about ourselves for others? Is there a memory that always gives strength? Is there one that is surrounded by uncertainty and shame, and why? Is there a memory that is so concise, as if it were pricked into the skin and interlaced with it? And what would it be like if the thread were to slowly unravel…?

Pleats of matter and the folds in my soul, 2024, is one chapter of Subconscious (2020 -) a site-specific and participatory installation only complete with the metamorphosis its visitors undergo. The installation features drawings and objects, fragments echoing legends, tales and myths from the past and the present. Fragmented images intersect and overlap in a collage-like manner, opening up space for symbolic reproductions, codes and fictions emanating from a subjective contemplation. Text: Lisa Oord

Pleats of matter and the folds in my soul (The Veil), Installation view Subversive Threads, NKVM, 2024, Photo: Alwin Lay

Pleats of matter and the folds in my soul (Divination (Frame I)), 2024, Installation view Subversive Threads, NKVM, 2024, Photo: Alwin LayThe Pleats of Matter, and the Folds in my Soul (The Trouser), 2024, Photo: Alwin Lay

Pleats of matter and the folds in my soul (Divination (Frame II)), 2024, Photo: Alwin Lay