beyond self’s edge

beyond self’s edge
Curated by Vanessa Perez Winder
The Frank-Ratchye Project Space is pleased to present beyond self’s edge, a group exhibition featuring the distinct approaches of five current Root Division Studio Artists: Dominique Birdsong, Chanel Kim, Elaine Nguyen, Itzél Rios-Ellis, and Sammy Gripe.
beyond self’s edge explores how the slippages of binaries—whether temporal, physical, or cultural—create spiraling, shifting territories. Drawing on hybrid and opaque forms, each artist probes the visceral intersections of fragility and resistance, embodying a tension between the alien and the familiar.
Moving beyond nostalgia, the selected artists imagine past-present-future possibilities as a terrain in perpetual recalibration, shaped by both personal and collective experiences, and the materialities that bind them. As boundaries blur, time stretches, and forms shift, the works on view resist easily digestible resolutions, and instead, tend to the fertile grounds of lingering possibilities.
Second Saturday Reception
February 8, 2025 | 6-8 pm
Exhibition Dates
February 8 – March 1, 2025
Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Saturday from 2-6 PM
Saturday by appointment only