Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, 2013

Arslan Sükan  

Untitled 12 from the series of INtheVISIBLE, 2013 by Arslan Sukan Archival inkjet print on baryta photographic paper Image size: 120 cm x 180 cm Edition 1/3 + 1AP Signed and Unframed. Additional sizes and prints are available.

 Sukan’s photographic work explores the conventions of the modern white cube as both an architectural context and as a content subject in and of itself. By addressing the notions of spatial memory, presentation, and representation, this exhibition enhance the confrontation between visibility and invisibility in social and phenomenological terms. By means of deconstruction, intervention, and reconstruction of the white cube, Sukan brings complicity between opposites and creates dualism between recognition and non-recognition, visibility and invisibility, abstraction and concrete concepts. The result is an entirely new space, an architecture of past and future, with a continuously shifting viewpoint. Sukan proposes a phenomenal situation, challenging the viewer on the realism of the photograph and the memory of a space, while also opening up the horizons of the viewer’s perception and interpretation of the exhibition's/ their own immediate setting. 

This artwork presents a minimalist, futuristic composition, capturing the viewer's imagination through its simplicity and depth. The image features two large, circular forms—one hovering above, resembling an industrial ceiling or spacecraft, and the other below, resembling a smooth, endless horizon. The grayscale palette enhances the stark, modern aesthetic, evoking a sense of ambiguity and intrigue. The upper structure's radial pattern contrasts with the lower's seamless curvature, creating a balance between complexity and purity. Both elements suggest a dialogue between earth and sky, the known and the unknown. This piece’s captivating play on perspective and scale challenges the viewer's perception, inviting exploration beyond the confines of the visible.