Installation Image of You Begin to See the Signs, 2025. Photo by Evan Jenkins. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim.
You Begin to See the Signs marks a return to wood and stonework in Mwangi Hutter’s practice. Their current use of different types of wood, limestone and granite reflects a focus on the cohesion of the four elements: earth, water, fire, and air – whose varied interactions birth distinct natural forms, each shaped by time and force.
The exhibition centers the notion of rupture and transformation. A gilded wooden exterior splits in half, to reveal a white and black interior, establishing a physical and metaphorical break. As such, this division generates two individual entities, bound in intimate relation to one another, evoking broader themes of individuality, collectively, separation, and the search for unity within society––a recurrent theme in the work of the artists. Through their sculptural interventions, Mwangi Hutter invites viewers to reconsider how environments, identity, and time shape our collective experiences.
