Naqsh Raj: Half Light

With this exhibition Naqsh Raj “invents a personal tool for grounding and connection, balancing order with anarchy, discipline with instinct and darkness with sparks of illumination … The repetitive expression in her work hints at a longing for predictability, while the grid becomes a framework of order that offers comfort. Within this structure, vertical dashes appear as symbols of strength, an elemental part of her visual language”.

In her paintings, brushwork collides with the mechanical application of paint: the thickness of the paint invites a tactile response. The characteristic grid over her work contrasts with these impulses of freedom ­ and Raj has a good relationship with geometry: she frequently activates a composition by dividing it into two, opening space for a dual approach within the same frame. As the gallery puts it: “essentially, her exploration in a self-imposed structure reveals a deep commitment to her evolving language”.

To 8 January.