Desdoblada: Alejandra Ramirez

Desdoblada, literally translates to unfolded. In Spanish it is used to describe an out of body experience, when the soul leaves the body and while conscious of this separation sees itself.

Desdoblada delves into the multifaceted concept of folding, both as a physical and metaphysical process. Rooted in the Spanish verb “doblar,” which suggests not only folding but also doubling, bending, and even splitting. This is an exploration of what the word evokes – images, sounds, etymology, usage and its everyday manifestations.

Doblar and double come from the latin “duplus” which has two roots: “duo”: dos/two, and “pel”: plegar/fold. The d and a b, perfectly mirror each other: “db”, separated by the symbol of continuity, the circle, the “o”.

This exhibition is an exploration of language. An exercise of contemplation analysing a single word to reveal insights about our world experience. Ultimately, it is a meditation on the multiplicities of the self. It invites the viewer to reconsider the notion of selfhood, to see beyond the boundaries of identity, and to embrace the possibility of being both everything and nothing at once. Desdoblada suggests that the truest form of self lies in its capacity to hold and to transform, to see oneself in the other and to unfold into infinite possibilities.

Key Dates:
Exhibition On View: Saturday 15 February 2025 to Sunday 6 April 2025
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 15 February, 11am. Free event, bookings essential here.

Image: Alejandra Ramirez, Al doblar el afuera se vuelve el adentro, y el adentro se vuelve el afuera. (When folding the outside becomes the inside, and the inside becomes the outside), 2025, Stitched photographic print.