Sense+Sensibility with Ain Rahman

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The Making of Deep the Sea, Above Galaxy

Deep the Sea, Above Galaxy is meant to engage us on multiple levels, activating our senses to experience art in a new way; touch, sound, smell as well as vision are explored to convey the artistry of installations. The main focus is centred on the idea and impact of this subliminal self portrait of the artist that seduces the viewer into its ethereal world, to stop think for a second, reflect and question the notions around it, the world and within oneself, as if weaving a lingering message and impact within mind of the viewer.

There is a strong parallel between installation and theatre. Deep the Sea, Above Galaxy is a multi sensorial installation of visual, sound and smell plays to the viewer who is expected to be at once immersed in the narrative experience that surrounds him/her and maintain a degree of self-identity as a viewer. In this case, the narrative experience that Ain intended is her own self-portrait and self- reflection, the assemble of fabric and sculpture mimics the movement of diving deep into the sea and above the galactic skies as if in a quest for freedom, seeking for the perfect world away from this chaos. The sound of deep sea, the fogged and misty surrounding (created by the fogging device) along with billowy fabric that move fluidly with air seem to absorb the viewer subconsciously into a surreal and ethereal world with a light of hope at end of the tunnel despite having their physical presence in reality.
Despite the constant challenges we faced during the lockdown, this lock down has pushed ourselves: gallery, artist and collaborating design architect to manoeuvre creatively within the constraints of this environment. The concept of engaging the viewers digitally by virtually streaming the process making of art and also the final install seemed apt in this current situation. Most importantly, as Malaysia starts to move into the recovery phase with its high vaccination rate, just like Ain’s message of hope in Deep the Sea, Above Galaxy, we too can start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Scarlette Lee
Director @ Core Design Gallery

Deep the Sea, above Galaxy exhibition is currently held @coredesigngallery from 8th Sept to 2nd Oct 2021.