Customs
Customs takes its cue from a series of photographs taken by Sumayya Vally in Saudi Arabia in 2021. The images record a number of roadside mosques of varying architectural structure and opacity, forming sacred and ceremonial space.
Vally writes: "I became interested in how the community of itinerant users were encouraged, by the structures themselves, to read them and make use of them. They were infrastructures for gathering, and further, inherent in these same infrastructures were invitations to participate in their making and upkeep."
Customs wonders after practices of maintenance, both static and dynamic. What is it that invites us to use, and to be of use?
Accompanying the exhibition is a wayfinder, offering reflections on the artworks as well as prompts for visitors to enact or consider, as they interact with Customs.
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Customs takes its cue from a series of photographs taken by Sumayya Vally in Saudi Arabia in 2021. The images record a number of roadside mosques of varying architectural structure and opacity, forming sacred and ceremonial space.
Vally writes: "I became interested in how the community of itinerant users were encouraged, by the structures themselves, to read them and make use of them. They were infrastructures for gathering, and further, inherent in these same infrastructures were invitations to participate in their making and upkeep."
Customs wonders after practices of maintenance, both static and dynamic. What is it that invites us to use, and to be of use?
Accompanying the exhibition is a wayfinder, offering reflections on the artworks as well as prompts for visitors to enact or consider, as they interact with Customs.
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