Unseen Grounds 未见之园

As an extension of the ACAE Gallery × RMIT Emerging Artist Award 2023

We live less in the “now” than we think. Much of life happens off-stage, in the images we remember, the futures we rehearse, and the daydreams that steer our steps. Our brain is a creative navigator: the same internal system guides us when we observe, recall, imagine, or act. Imagination isn’t an escape from reality but our default setting for moving through it. And while our inner pictures differ, we still find ways to share what we imagine, turning private thought into common ground.

Unseen Grounds starts from a simple belief: imagination is a cardinal hallmark of human thought and a daily habit we all share. We may not all be constantly engaged in creative work, but we are all incessant visitors to imaginative world. In this ground, participating artists Jessica Guo and Judy Kong stage a gentle place to reflect, to remember, and to test kinder possibilities alongside others.

This exhibition is curated by Bobbi Zhuoyu Gan and Nicole Tingyue Zhang.

Photo by Bobbi Zhuoyu Gan