ABOUT — CAROLINA DORIA

SO SO, A COMPELLING PHRASE IMPLYING PARADOX, INSPIRES THE SO SHOW. THIS IS A SURVEY OF WORKS THAT EXPLORE AND EMBODY DUALITY AND THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN DREAMS AND REALITIES.

“‘SO SO,’ IS GOOD, VERY GOOD, VERY EXCELLENT GOOD: AND YET IT IS NOT; IT IS BUT SO- SO. ART THOU WISE?” (SHAKESPEARE, AS YOU LIKE IT).

SHAKESPEARE FIRST COINED ‘SO SO’ ALLUDING TO THAT WHICH IS BEYOND SATISFACTORY, BUT NEVER EXCESSIVE: A CONTRADICTION THAT DEMANDS CONTEMPLATION. THE EXHIBITION AIMS AT A PHYSICAL REPLICATION OF THIS PROCESS, PAIRING OPPOSING OR SEEMINGLY UNLIKE WORKS IN CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER, ULTIMATELY IN ORDER TO CHALLENGE PERSPECTIVE AND HEIGHTEN PERCEPTION.

THE RESULTING THRILL PARALLELS A SENSATION OF THE UNCANNY, THE FREUDIAN CONCEPT OF SOMETHING FAMILIAR YET STRANGE, AS WHEN DREAMS MIX WITH REALITY.