Fahri Aldin: Standing Alone Together
Showing: December 8 – 23, 2022
The current solo exhibition by Fahri Aldin focuses on gatherings of people in moments of ‘togetherness’, measured against the heroic ‘self’, who stands alone.
Aldin paints companionship and comfort onto his canvases, contrasted against his bronze figures who stand solidly apart on their individual epic. Cast in bronze astride a faithful steed, the sculptural works elevate the protagonist, as they ride into the next chapter of their crusade. His paintings tell a different story. Looking back across his decades of experience as a professional artist, Aldin continually revisits a subject: groups of people enjoying food, music, and good company.
Investigating this dichotomy between the artist’s themes, the current exhibition encourages us to reflect on our individual challenges versus the power we share when assembled as a group.
Each person is on a private, independent journey. A story of personal victory. Curated by Gallery Manager, Tarin Mead, Fahri Aldin’s solo exhibition, “Standing Alone Together,” asks how we coexist as parts of a group or family, who ultimately bear our own private, deeply personal epics.