Galerie Caroline O'Breen is presenting new work by Satijn Panyigay and Jaya Pelupessy at Art Rotterdam 2024.
Presentation of Satijn Panyigay consists of the new work from the series 'Higher Ground' and 'Deep Space'. In 'Higher Ground', transformation takes center stage as the artist witnesses the construction of new apartment buildings and the restoration of a historic municipal monument, which once housed a Dutch bank and is now being repurposed for multifunctional use. The series captures spaces in their transitional and vacant state, distinctive of Panyigay's artistic approach. Deep Space I is the first chapter of a series made in subterranean spaces. The old post office’s basement has been thoroughly renovated to become the depot of the Dutch museum Van Bommel Van Dam.
With Jaya Pelupesyy, we will show new works from the 'Manufactured Manual' series and his recent biggest piece to date. In this project, Pelupessy invites us to reflect on how images are constructed and what this means for our perception of the world around us. He uses the photosensitive principle of screen printing and has developed special photosensitive colour emulsions. The artist creates an image directly on the silkscreen, using multiple exposures in different colour layers. In this way, the screen is no longer a means of reproducing images, but becomes the work itself. This is typical of Pelupessy’s way of working, where the creative process is evident in the finished product.