SCOTOMATA — Various Artists

SCOTOMATA, roiD (2016)

United Colours, roib, Christl and Martn Coppens, and Délia Sheehy (plasticine), 2015. Jardn Secrt, roib, Hélène Thensiau, and Martaque (81 cacti, flight-case, red, green and blue light), 2015. io/io/io/io, roib, Délia S… — **United Colours**, *roib,* Christl and Martn Coppens, and Délia Sheehy (plasticine), 2015. **Jardn Secrt**, *roib,* Hélène Thensiau, and Martaque (81 cacti, flight-case, red, green and blue light), 2015. **io/io/io/io**, *roib,* Délia Sheehy, and Marcella.B (silver wire, and silver pearls), 2015. Installation view, Joey Ramone Gallery, Rotterdam. photo: Paulo Sudo.

io/io/io/io, roib, Délia Sheehy, and Marcella.B (silver wire, and silver pearls), 2015. detail,  Joey Ramone Gallery, Rotterdam. photo: Paulo Sudo. — **io/io/io/io**, *roib,* Délia Sheehy, and Marcella.B (silver wire, and silver pearls), 2015. detail, Joey Ramone Gallery, Rotterdam. photo: Paulo Sudo.

When, in 1915, Malevich presented a completely black square, this did not herald the end of art; on the contrary. He stated: "It is from nothing, into nothing, that the true movement of existence starts." Visitors to Scotomata will discover this Russian suprematist's continued influence. Now that image production has gone completely haywire due to digitisation, contemporary artists often decide to radically slow down the looking process. Maximum alertness for a minimum of stimuli.
Scotomata, curated by Edwin Carels, at Joey Ramone Gallery, in collaboration with International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), and Piet Zwart Institute.