After noon, 2017

M E N Gallery, 13 Monroe Street, New York, NY  

Curated by Molly Merson, Enrico Gomez and Nick De Pirro

Photos and video by Mark Hewko

if only you do not try to utter what is unutterable then nothing gets lost - Wittgenstein (letter to Paul Engelmann, April 1917)

AFTER NOON, unlike afternoon and very much like tomorrow, is a promise of something that is inevitable and yet never comes. It belongs to the mystical world, where what exists is that which can only be shown. That is the world which Sofia Quirno's works inhabit.

Inspired by the idea of the gallery space in continuous flux and the grid as the ultimate starting point to establish coordinates, the artist created a site-specific multimedia installation for the inaugural exhibition at M E N. The space, the work and the viewers are treated by Quirno as integral parts of the image, creating a constant tension between the limits and borders of the piece. The artist invites the visitors to immerse themselves in the experience, in the space where revelations are imminent, even if never attained.