Undercurrent

In bodies of water, undercurrents move in different directions to the surface—unseen but vital forces. The works in Undercurrent critique, resist and propose alternatives to the mainstream, addressing oppressive institutions, infrastructures and systems. Artists employ direct and oblique strategies of resistance including parody, gossip, counter-mapping and truth-telling. Grounded in agency and lived experience, the works flow autonomously below, against, between and beyond expected paths. The exhibition attends to what is being moved against and towards, asking what meanings emerge when we pay attention to what lies beneath the surface and how submerged movements converge and gather speed together.