Opening Reception I Inspection : New Work by Kamal Ahmad

This exposition is an inspection of my memories and body. It brings distant memories into new and concrete forms. These forms are vessels in which the memories exist.

In the work are three main elements place, body and people. Place and people connect to make memories. I am working within this interstice, where I inspect the memory, drawing it forth into my works. My bodily relationship with those places and people is the third component.  The work constitutes the relationship between those three subjects.

The work is also about moving some of my memories from an unsafe place to a safe place. I want to keep the moments and remembrances secure because they were originally formed in a vulnerable place. By creating these works, I am ensuring the memories are protected. Once I encapsulate these memories, I reformulate them while I experience them in a new time and place.