Jennifer Tee: Still Shifting, Mother Field

20.01.2023 - 21.05.2023
Opening reception: 20.01.2023 6–8pm

Jennifer Tee: Still Shifting, Mother Field

Newly commissioned artworks, including a performance, ceramics, and textiles, are presented in this major solo exhibition by Dutch artist Jennifer Tee. Still Shifting, Mother Field also brings together the artist's complete Tampan Tulip series for the first time. These are twelve large collages created from pressed tulip petals. The compositions picture abstract patterns and design motifs drawn from Tampan weavings (ceremonial textiles), found in the Lampung region of southern Sumatra. As with many of the original textiles, Tee’s collages often include shipping imagery, making reference to maritime trade, as well as ancestral and celestial beings. Tampan patterns also inform the series of shrouds displayed in the exhibition. During the course of the exhibition, the shrouds will be worn by dancers during performances held in the gallery.