Thieves Market Presents Lucid Beach by Rizibë
PUBLISHED January 13th, 2016 01:26 am | UPDATED June 18th, 2020 11:49 am
Set on a fictitious island somewhere in the Indian Ocean, a tribe of sea nomads and a wayward pack of subplots, twists and turns inhabit a tranquil fishing village. A boy tastes the first rites of love, a motley band of outsiders seeks solace amidst nature’s raw beauty, a portentous rogue wave threatens with its sinisterly imminent arrival, a cult of witches resolve to thwart this occurrence, a prescient old-timer sees everything, and a mysterious goddess suddenly appears.
A new collection of work by Rizibë, the pieces employ his signature narrative visual reveries to explore our longing for the enlivening potency of nature, alongside an inherent sense of separateness and detachment. Using the sea as a metaphor for life, Lucid Beach confronts our rigid perceptions of identity and the modern self. By ruminating on those concepts, these pictorial meditations toss and turn to reveal our true desire: an experience of love and equanimity in perfect harmony.
Join Thieves Market at the opening party on Friday, 22 January from 6.30pm to late – there’ll be music and lots of wine flowing!
Lucid Beach by Rizibë is happening from 22 January to 6 February 2016 at Inventory. For more details, check out the event page here.
