Completion In Motion:
The Showcase
“Telos” is the ancient Greek term for fulfillment, for reaching an end. In the art world, we view and absorb the work once it has achieved its Telos. But when does the art or artist reach that? At what part of the journey does fulfillment occur? Completion in Motion: The Showcase is an exhibition about the process of making- portraying the artwork’s journey to its finale while raising questions on the trials of creation.
This exhibition is a collaborative effort, curated by Agelos Kotzias and produced by ROOD Collective, marking the beginning of a series of events that will unfold in the upcoming and following year. “Completion in Motion” is an ongoing dialectical project on the development, research, studies, discoveries, mistakes, reiterations, and many versions of the ‘final’ product of art. Manifesting these conversations through an array of theory and practice-centered events.
The aim is to foster an environment where the creative process is as celebrated as the completed piece. Examining the connection of each artist's process and effort and how it is realized into a full body of work for audiences to see. The viewer will find works that are not ‘completed’ but instead pieces that illustrate landmark moments for each artist’s methodologies and practices. The exhibition showcases a plethora of techniques, practices, and aims to find the value of process in itself as a common denominator within all of the artworks.
This launch event intends to encourage dialogue and companionship in an artistic community that ROOD is eager to grow. Influenced by historical art groups, the desire is to build a community that along with the collective will develop unique joint intellectual and stylized practices. Viewers are encouraged to witness, reflect, and participate in the dialogue that forms between the artists and their work. Through this interaction, ROOD and Agelos hope to cultivate a deeper understanding and appreciation for the intricate journey of creation.
Performance Artists:
- Chang Meng (Visual) & Shangyang Yu (Sound)
Exhibiting Artists:
- Andreas Wilkinson
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Avgustine Kotzias
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Burni Gray
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DING LING
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James Lang
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Max Adams
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Nikita Andrejev
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Raya Kassisieh
- Agelos Kotzias