SHIFTING SPATIAL SPIRITS features a 2-day group exhibition in dialogue with the permanent collection at COOC. Paintings and digital artworks come together to probe the contemporary psyche as it is shaped, constrained and performed through digital media channels, and liberated through real-life interaction. 

Beginning from a sensory tension between discomfort and pleasure, the works place bodies within uneven hierarchies: some elevated and stilled, others submerged or compelled into repetition. Rather than offering resolution, they provoke response and expose submission. Beyond these echoes of the online avatar, lived encounters introduce friction and unpredictability, destabilising the curated self. In this tension, the exhibition reveals identity as continuously negotiated between constructed digital personas and the embodied realities that unsettle them.

Channelled through performance, participation and discourse, guests will critically explore the cultural binaries categorised in this presentation. On Thursday, 30th April and Friday, 1st May, guests will indulge in a guided curatorial tour, an immersive life drawing session, private viewing hours by appointment, and a panel of conversation entitled  ‘Reflecting Identity in a Digital Era’ with participation from a selection of our exhibited artists.