That Space Between

Presenting six new works, probing super contemporary and intensely personal moments, the show alludes to the eternal, global and universal nature of these transformative moments when the balance shifts between stability and chaos.

Vadgama states: “As individuals our existence depends on us maintaining a balance in all areas of life whilst occasionally allowing the extremes of our personality to manifest themselves. Similarly, on a macro scale, a nation-state generally needs to create a large, accepted and cohesive centre space so that it can function on a daily basis. However, as we know from the study of history and analysis of current events the status quo can suddenly and radically alter when least expected, as recently demonstrated with The Arab Spring. We also know that the human mind is an equally fragile organ and sudden changes can drag us in unexpected emotional directions that cause profound life changes.”

Vadgama’s practise considers not only these sudden extremes but also in the area between such points; “that space between” the apexes, both the planned and the unexpected.

Vadgama’s work draws on personal experience, a fascination with politics, philosophy, history, science and ultimately of economics, that most unpredictable of “sciences”, where attempts to predict, control and engineer societal impulses on a mass scale have intermittently led to global crises. By focusing on the similarities between the experiences of the individual and the collective nation-state, the works exhibited investigate the equilibriums and tipping points that operate on personal and societal levels.