THE MATRIX
OF WATER
THE ELITE LONDON
WYCOMBE AIR PARK
On an international tour in 2018
Johannesburg • Cape Town • Amsterdam • London • Moscow
Exhibition
About the exhibition
SaySay.Love’s body of work includes photography, video, social activism, installation and wearable art. The artist is partially sighted in one eye, a condition from birth that prevents him from seeing in three dimensions and effects his perception of depth, speed and distance. It is a limitation that he says has added to his visual appreciation of the world and is one of the reasons he took up art as a career.
SaySay.Love spent six months photographing water across the world, from Africa to Poland, in settings varying from oceans and rivers to inside plumbing and bottles. The resulting series of images show the artist’s interpretations of the mercurial structure and beauty of water and its integral relationship to environment.
ARTIST
About The Artist
A world-wanderer, self-taught and driven by his solitary search for the perfect moment, SaySay has found ways to express his love of mother nature and her mysteries through the photographic medium. His inability to perceive depth paradoxically offers him a unique perspective on the world – a visual handicap turns into an enabling feature in his creative process and an essential instrument for the exploration of the medium.
Immensity of his intricate compositions often defies the technical confinement of a simple tool like a phone’s camera, a tool he is using more like painter would use his brush. A visual rhapsody of the elements – unbound, timeless, powerful, almost musical compositions are able to focus an attentive viewer into the groundless now.
A Video Portrait
On The Moment
Artwork
Selection of Artwork from the exhibition
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venue
The Elite London
Wycombe Air Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3DP, United Kingdom
Wycombe Air Park
Upcoming Events
Overview of upcoming events
May 12 – 13 2018 / AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK AMSTERDAM
Staged in The World Fashion Centre – this is the only event that gives you unparalleled access to the industry to experience the best of international fashion including a showcase of designer and trend catwalks shows, designer shopping and industry talks.
More details about the event will be disclosed soon.
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May 20 – 26 2018 / LONDON, UK
‘THE MATRIX OF WATER’ / CONINGSBY GALLERY
“Being European, water shortages are outside my life-experience. Until now water has always been in abundance, something that I took for granted, an almost invisible resource, like air.” He said. The drought changed all this and inspired the artist to embark on a journey of discovery into water itself. SaySay.Love spent six months photographing water across the world, from Africa to Poland, in settings varying from oceans and rivers to inside plumbing and bottles. The resulting series of images show the artist’s interpretations of the mercurial structure and beauty of water and its integral relationship to environment.’
Established in 1994 in London’s thriving Fitzrovia, The Coningsby Gallery has become renowned for its dedication to outstanding contemporary illustration, graphic art and selected fine art. Collaborating with both upcoming and internationally recognised artists, the gallery showcases a diverse range of fine, bold and innovative work.
Exhibition will run from the 15th to 26th June 2018
Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ, UK
More details about the event will be disclosed soon.
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May 15 – June 6 2018 / MOSCOW, RUSSIA
ZDES NA TAGANKE GALLERY
ZDES Na Tagnake Gallery is a member of the official Moscow City Gallery Network
Taganskaya str., 31/22, “Taganskaya” subway station, Moscow, Russia
More details about the event will be disclosed soon.
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Press & Media
Overview of recent publications
MARCH, 2018 / CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
‘THE ART OF ABSTRACTION’ / ART AFRICA MAGAZINE
ART AFRICA MAGAZINE, “THE ART OF ABSTRACION / SAYSAY.LOVE ON MAKING WAVES”
“Rich colours seem trapped behind a veil of darkness – visible yet unable to breach the folded contours that form out of the flowing water. SaySay’s work may be uninhabited by traditional portraiture of structures, but run rampant with emotion and thalassic imagery.”
Art Africa Magazine, Article on “THE ART OF ABSTRACTION” (PDF Download)
JAN 23, 2018 / CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
‘THE GIFT OF WATER’ / CREATIVE FEEL
Creative Feel MAGAZINE / Article on ‘The Gift Of Water” Exhibition
“This is SaySay.Love’s universe. He unlocks familiar memories and experiences from our subconscious – time spent as a child exploring rock pools, walking with a loved one in a familiar setting, or times when you were inspired by the unlimited beauty and flow in nature. SaySay.Love’s images at once transport you into the depths of the Earth, simultaneously placing you in a distant galaxy.”
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Creative Feel, Article on “THE GIFT OF WATER” (PDF Download)
DEC 01, 2017 / CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
‘THE GIFT OF WATER’ / THE LUXE DIGEST
THE LUXE DIGEST/ Article on ‘The Gift Of Water” Exhibition
“In a time when Cape Town has been gripped by one of its worst drought in decades (with the prediction that the worst is yet to come), the work of South African visual artist and photographer SaySay.Love has never been more important. The drought has led to an increase in government campaigns urging citizens to conserve water, leading to a decrease in daily consumption from 1.1 billion litres as of January 2016 to 582 million litres today. In his exhibition, The Gift of Water, SaySay, who is visually impaired, aims to reshape the way Capetonians view water.”
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NOV 26, 2017 / CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
‘THE GIFT OF WATER’ PUTS LIFE FORCE IN PERSPECTIVE
SUNDAY WEEKEND ARGUS / NEWS REVIEW ARTICLE ON “THE GIFT OF WATER”
“A year ago, photographer SaySay.Love had no idea the city would be facing a drought. Unbeknown to him, and captured by the vast natural beauty of the mother city and his experiences with water. This journey of visual reflection has cumulated into a body of work titled, “The Gift of Water”. The photographic exhibition is inspired by the lifeforce that is water. SaySay.Love’s images reshapes our understanding of this gift, and his colourful expressions reflect his understanding of preserving this lifebinding agent that fills our rivers and dams. ”
Sunday Weekend Argus, News Review Article on “THE GIFT OF WATER” (PDF Download)
NOV 30, 2017 / CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
‘THE GIFT OF WATER’ / ART AFRICA MAGAZINE
ART AFRICA MAGAZINE, ARTICLE ON “THE GIFT OF WATER”
“Artist to donate proceeds of sale of unique artwork valued at R1million to support youth education.”
“This unique artwork – a lightbox measuring 3 metres in width and 1.96 metres in height – displays an image of water, at once illuminating this precious liquid and enlightening the viewer to its invaluable and limited volume.
This body of work entitled THE GIFT OF WATER, captured primarily in Cape Town, is inspired by the life-force that is water. SaySay.Love’s art reshapes our understanding of this gift, and his colourful expressions reflect his understanding of preserving this life-binding agent that fills our rivers and seas. Its ebb and flow – meticulously timed with the phases and movements of the tides – bring not only new life to our shores, but refreshes our emotions and souls. Water is a gift provided by nature for the sustainability and rebirth of life. SaySay hopes his work will inspire this too.”
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Art Africa Magazine, Article on “THE GIFT OF WATER” (PDF Download)
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