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DONT HATE THE PLAYER HATE THE GAME
Inter.Pblc
Solo show
Press release, March 2025
"Don't hate the player – hate the game" is a space of resistance – against the ways society tries to silence marginalized voices, against the expectations imposed on bodies that refuse to conform. Through objects, images, and the tensions between them, I explore how meaning shifts depending on context, just as people’s identities and narratives are shaped by the gaze of others.
What excites me is the way different objects interact and communicate, constantly generating new narratives based on their arrangement and how they are perceived. Each object, on its own, holds a history, a meaning, a presence – but it is in the spaces between them, in the tension of juxtaposition and layering, that new stories emerge.
A black jacket is never just a jacket. A body is never just a body. Some bodies are burdened by narratives they did not choose – marked by perception, framed by prejudice, forced to navigate a world that misreads them. Protection is mistaken for provocation. Presence is met with resistance. Strength is demanded, but never granted. Existence itself becomes a negotiation.
Life is a game of sin and we are all
players trying to survive. – Sahar Jamili.
Photo: Brian Kure.
Official poster
Installation view
Blown glass, stainless steel
Official poster
Installation view
Blown glass, stainless steel
Sound by Pucemary
Royal Copenhagen tea pot, plastic cups + holders, ikea mirror
Photos
Photos
Shisha, nails
100%
Installation view
Bird, down jackets
Down jackets
Blown glass, stanless steel
