In scorched lace, carved marble, and layered paint, materiality does more than convey image or form; it unsettles the viewers perception, refracts presence, and renders the act of seeing newly felt.

(Yvonne Wang)

Seeing through matter is an exhibition of bold new works from internationally renowned artists Kanchana Gupta, Gregory Hodge and Alex Seton, that explores how material processes shape perception; curated by Singapore’s Yvonne Wang.

Please join us for the opening event at Sullivan+Strumpf Singapore, 1M Yong Siak St, Tiong Baru, 6–8 pm Friday October 31, to hear from visiting artists, Paris-based Gregory Hodge and Sydney-based Alex Seton – both of whom will be travelling direct from appearances at Frieze London; and Singapore based Kanchana Gupta and Yvonne Wang.

The exhibition will open to the public from Thursday October 30 until Saturday December 6, 2025. Visit 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday.

“In the practices of artists Kanchana Gupta, Alex Seton, and Gregory Hodge, material encounter becomes a form of resistance—against immediacy, legibility, and the seamless visibility that defines our digitally mediated present,” curator Yvonne Wang comments.

Seeing through matter questions how surfaces, textures, and forms negotiate the unstable thresholds between presence and absence. Through textured and bold new works, these artists question how materials shape how we feel, remember, and pay attention differently.

“Their materially grounded practices offer a counterforce to a world shaped by algorithmic systems, where visibility is filtered through unseen protocols”.

“Each artist reminds us that seeing is never neutral, and that absence, too, leaves a trace”.