The Quiet Part, Out Loud

‘The Quiet Part, Out Loud’, my second solo exhibition, originally ran at the Station Gallery from February 4th to March 25th, 2023. Here you’ll find my artist statement, every individual piece in the exhibition, and a full gallery tour video hosted by yours truly.

Grief. A somber subject. An inescapable aspect of the human experience. All of us will suffer loss over the course of our lives – death, heartbreak, lost opportunity, to name a few. And we will grieve. For many people, that grief does not act as a singular rogue wave which batters against us ceaselessly, and then subsides to calm seas. Rather, the waves keep coming. Collapsing us when we feel we finally got our footing, serving us a reminder of its existence. Grief may become easier to cope with, but it is not always overcome.

This series seeks to explore that side of grief; the vast, overwhelming isolation it can cause – even within our daily routines. Exploring the stages of grief through the lens of memory – both the classic stages, and those that are lesser known, such as crises of faith, questioning, and apathy. I aim to also explore representations of the manifestations of absence and loss on the physical body. These works collectively aim to explore how grief presents itself, and how we manage to dwell within it.

Sometimes, grief is quietly tolerated rather than conquered.

Part I: Isolation

Cut Off, and Tuning Out
A Congregation of One
Multitasking
Collapsing
Reaching Out
Trying to Adapt
Standing in Place
And the World Moves On

Part II: Memory

I. Blurred Series

I. Picnic
II. Spectre
III. Familial
IV. Auld Lang Syne
V. Reunion
VI. Panelling
VII. Drinks
VIII. DNA
IX. Shallow End
X. First Week
XI. The Couch
XII. Gifts
XIII. Orchard
XIV. Celebrate
XV. Looming
XVI. Waiting Around
XVII. Meeting
XVIII. Into the Deep
Series I
Series II

II. Omission Series

I. Lazing
II. Looking
III. A Long Way Down
IV. Playtime
V. Formal
VI. Conversation
VII. Post-Song
VIII. Grandmaternal
Full series

III. Obstruction Series

I. Cardio
II. Smile

III. Togetherness
IV. Aquaria
V. Dapper

VI. Napping
Full Series

IV. Error Series

I. Choral
II. Side Street
III. The Chores
IV. Almost Bedtime
V. B.I.B.J.
VI. Trail
VII. Love
VIII. D.N.L.
IX. Beats
X. Piano
Series I
Series II

V. Incomplete Series

I. Comfort
II. New Hat Rack
III. Steppin’
IV. Hairclip
V. Gone Away
VI. Indoor Nature
VII. Rotary
VIII. Get In
Full Series

VI. Cycle Series

No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross, I-XVIII
Single Panel

VII. Distortion Series

I. Frigid
II. Missing Siblings
III. Drag
IV. Snow Day
V. Passages
VI. Abroad
VII. Hands
VIII. Over Par
IX. Youth
X. Date and Time
Series I
Series II

VIII. Altered Series

Full Series
Plinth I
Plinth II
Plinth I – Before
Plinth II – Before

IX. Sparse Series

I. Handwritten
II. 120/80
III. Jeffrey/Richmond
IV. :)
V. God
VI. Vacation
VII. Eats
VIII. Formative Years
IX. Risk
X. Hard Times
XI. Nostalgia
XII. No Entry
XIII. Foreign
XIV. Faulty Practice

Series I
Series II

X. Decay Series

Null Memory, Detail I
Null Memory, Detail II

Null Memory, Detail III
Full Series

XI: Regaining Series

I. Marriage
II. Olden Days

III. Embrace
IV. Congregation
V. Passing

VI. Tim and Cathy
Full Series

Part III: Physical

The Desperate Error
To Bury Sorrow

In a Vacuum
And Leave It There

I. Smoke
II. Viscous
III. Growth
IV. Smoulder
V. Smear
VI. Crumble
VII. Defrag
VIII. Atomize
IX. Drip
X. Split
Full Series
Was that all it was?

Gallery Tour

This is a video of the show as it appeared in the Station Gallery, narrated by yours truly. Enjoy.
Note: in the preamble, I thank many people, including my girlfriend. Happily, she is now my wife.
Proposed a few weeks after the show opened, and she said yes. She’s my favourite person, and I just wanted to share.