Hors Champs

The eight artists in Hors Champs were unified around a shared pursuit of fleeting moments of beauty amid a troubled world. The exhibition, curated by Erika Del Vecchio, engaged with the dynamics and tensions that exist between the perceptible and the impermanent and invited viewers into a space of poetic contemplation. Elegantly orchestrated, it inspired a playful curiosity, offering moments of wonder and reverie. The artists work across a broad spectrum of media and techniques—sculpture, photography, new media, and sound. A discordant selection came together into a surprisingly cohesive whole, blending artworks that initially appeared disparate but coalesced in subtle, unexpected ways. This dissonance of voices was precisely the elemental force of this exhibition; it echoed through the hidden corners of inspiration that Del Vecchio uncovered.

Throughout Hors Champs, the interplay between what is seen and what is hidden unfolded gradually. Upon entering the former presbytery, viewers encountered Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Hormonium, a high-concept digital piece that illustrates the evolving hormonal profile of a fictional person over a ninety-year lifespan. Created in 2022, the work currently reflects the physiology of a two-year-old, tracking ultradian, circadian, and infradian rhythms that govern hormone levels in the body. This digital portrayal of bodily functions serves as a poignant reminder of our own aging process and the hidden biochemical dance that pilots our existence.