Thermocline
温跃层
Feb 27, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026
Space Matter Gallery, LA, CA
Opening: Jan 27
Hosting Institutions: Current State Studio
Curator: Jingyi (Oliver) Teng, Kiki Liu, Xumeng Zhang
Executive Producer: Grace Yang
Thermocline
Statement: Becoming explores the space between certainty and the unknown, between doubt and wonder. It is not a destination but a state of continual unfolding, where life, art, and the soul remain in motion.
The works in this exhibition emerge from moments of reflection and solitude, where artists encounter silence and seek meaning within the void. Each mark, whether from brush, finger, or hand, carries an intimacy that is both personal and shared, forming connections that extend beyond the individual.
As practicing artists, curators, and a nonprofit organization and gallery, we are also in a state of becoming. We strive to explore possibilities, grow, and bring that energy to our collaborations with the artists featured in this exhibition. Through this process, we cultivate a space for creativity, dialogue, and shared growth.
The exhibition emphasizes process over resolution. Art is presented as a living, evolving force, never static and never final. Becoming invites viewers to witness and engage with the unfolding of ideas, gestures, and presence, celebrating the New Year as a moment of reflection, renewal, and new beginnings.
将至
Becoming是一种状态中的“之间”。
介于确定与未知之间，介于怀疑与觉察之间。
它不是终点，而是一种流动，一种温柔而倔强的信念：
生命、艺术与灵魂，从未完成，只在展开。
每一位艺术家都在孤独中与沉默对话，
在空无中寻找意义，在真诚与信念之间抵达。
而就在那片寂静里，
一种新的呼吸开始苏醒，
一笔、一线、一种不属于任何人，却属于众生的真相。
在将至中，
每件作品都不是结论，而是一次心跳。
那是坚持的脉搏，是转化的印记，
是一场不断向内的修行，也是一种对生命的回应。
在这里，创作不为表演，而是回到本心，
去相信脆弱的力量，去拥抱未完成的美，
去在未知之中，依然选择前行。
艺术并非永恒的答案，
而是无数次的尝试与继续。
它让我们学会倾听，学会等待，
学会在不被理解的时刻仍保持热度。
因为艺术从不是静止的，
它是一种生命的延续，一种不断成为的过程。
Becoming,
不是抵达的宣言，
而是每一次重新出发的勇气；
不是结果的终止，
而是愿意再次展开的心。
在每一个尚未完成的瞬间里，
我们都在缓缓地、轻轻地，
将至，成为。
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