'The Far Side of Reason' by Troika at gallery OMR

8 - 27 April '13

Reflecting on the fundamental tension between: perception and reality; fact and purpose; subject and object; culture and nature, the exhibition underlines the paradoxes of human existence and questions a dualistic vision of the world in favor of a possible synthesis. Their work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art Museum of New York (MoMA), the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and Tate Britain, among others.

The Far Side of Reason brings together both existing and five new works that deliver the investigative nature of this query and Troika's practice, through drawing, painting, installation and sculpture.

Starting from the premise that scientific method gave rise to a mechanistic society where logic and reason stands in strict opposition to the subjective part of man, the work offers us an insight into these apparent paradoxes, and Troika the impetus to disentangle the purpose of science, in favor of exploring the intimate arena of the unexplainable.

Squaring a Circle (2013), a new work premiering at OMR, argues that if every method of inquiry reveals a particular facet of the truth or the nature of reality; their seemingly antithetical forms should find reconciliation in the knowledge, that 'one-ness' has a plurality of embodiment. Hierophany (2013) acknowledges and contemplates the emerging complexity resulting from simple interactions. Falling Light (2010) explores the intersection of human nature and technology; Suspension of Disbelief (2013) suggests a synthesis between agnostic reason and intuitive belief; while Light Drawings (2012) examines the wilful submission to the unknown applying control over what is inherently uncontrollable.

Troika, Small Bang 02, 2013

Troika, Fahrenheit 451 (Tangerine series 1 of 9), 2012

Troika, Suspension of Diesbelief, 2013 DETALLE