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The place we do not know is the place we are looking for — Priyanka Chhabra, Iqraar-naama (The Agreement), 2022.

West Space

The place we do not know is the place we are looking for

West Space is proud to partner with Liquid Architecture (Naarm) to present the culmination of their multi-year collaboration with Sarai (Delhi), The place we do not know is the place we are looking for. In this exhibition and accompanying set of programs, the artists interrogate modernity’s relation with calculability and causality, drawing attention to the excesses that cannot be explained by the laws and tools of scientific measurement and technological systems.

Curated by Laura McLean and Suvani Suri and featuring Aasma Tulika, Joel Spring, Shareeka Helalludin, Thomas Smith, Uzma Falak, Katherine Gledhill-Tucker, Rahee Punyashloka, Aarti Sundar, Hayden Ryan, Aarti Jadu & Claire de Carteret, Merve Ertufan, Priyanka Chhabra with more to be announced.

1 February—29 March

West Space

30 Perry St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

westspace.org.au

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