After the Icon: Soft Systems

Solo Exhibition Proposal

Curatorial statement

After the Icon: Soft Systems is a contemporary art exhibition proposal exploring how image-based practices are translated into material forms.

Working across painting and textile-based processes, the project examines how familiar visual codes from popular culture are transformed into physical objects.

Through processes of translation, repetition, and material manipulation, the works shift from representation to presence. Logos, signs, and familiar visual codes are no longer simply depicted, but reconstructed as surfaces, textures, and objects that oscillate between recognition and distortion.

The coexistence of painted imagery and soft, tactile materials introduces a tension between visual clarity and material ambiguity. What appears immediate and legible becomes unstable when translated into different supports, scales, and textures.

Rather than presenting isolated works, the proposal is conceived as a cohesive environment in which each piece contributes to a broader system of visual and material relationships.

The project is designed as a compact, concept-driven presentation, adaptable to fair formats and alternative exhibition contexts.