15 July - 31 August 2018

In response to the vast desert infinity beyond them, nomads in south-Saharan regions are inclined to a periodic deconstruction and re-construction of space in order to create a temporal sense of place and belonging within the community. Stability is achieved by a balance of forces in tension and compression, the interior space is gradually transformed through repetitive movements until a "tightly knit cognitive spatial structure" is achieved; these are referred to as ‘pseudo-fixed structures’ as they exist only by virtue of human occupancy within time.

Baldassarre Ruspoli examines the mutable nature of space as constantly alterable and changeable as opposed to static. He recalls rituals of primitive origin, shedding light on behaviour related concepts. His interactions are means by which body and surroundings can define each other reciprocally, entering into a dialogue that mutually shapes through the repetition of gestures. A preceding performance of repeated physical interaction is the point of origin of Divided. It has accrued within the confinements of its space and is now absent. Its process becomes a means to activate time, the interaction a means to activate space. Left with the mundane act of building as a relict and the absence of the dweller as an ephemeral presence, the space of interaction challenges permanent, static structures; a loose approach to point to a nascent contemporary instability.