Drawing inspiration from Spike Milligan's poem "Things that go 'bump' in the night," the exhibition delves into how the absence of light and sensory deprivation cultivate a sense of suspense, where the anticipation of the unseen and unknown lurks. In this darkness, every sound, every shadow, can provoke a heightened sense of alertness and psychological tension.

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Curator Thom Oosterhof is interested in creating a space that holds the tension of this moment, often in the middle of the night, when something seems on the verge of happening. Triggered by a sound, a creak, something alien that, through the absence of light and our interpretation of sound, immediately heightens the senses and ignites psychological tension.

“Each of the 4 participating artists, through their use of light and subject matter, has this edge, this tension, in abundance,” Thom explains, “I wanted to explore what would happen if their work came together in a single space, charged by the environment and intimacy of the space itself.”