exhibition (in person)

CYRUS TANG | Time Fell Asleep In The Evening Rain

Cyrus Tang will present a series of photographic works and light boxes that explore time and memory in the context of the pandemic and Melbourne's extended lockdown periods.

Drawing on her personal experiences of 2020, she has created hauntingly beautiful composite digital images that seek to depict the slowing down of time, the repetition in our daily lives and the increased space afforded to us during lockdown to observe, think and feel. The layers of imagery are like ghostly veils, or fogs, that converge on a condensed, vibrating detail.

The exhibition also includes an installation work that separates out the many photographs that make up her images, allowing visitors to see between and through Tang's layers. Each image is made up of at least one hundred overlapping photographs, taken daily during Melbourne's lockdown in 2020.

The exhibition reflects Tang's continued examination of the paradox of reconstructing ephemeral mental images and sensations in permanent materials.


This exhibition is presented as part of PHOTO2022.