2026.07.16
TIME CAPSULE [Osaka]
This exhibition brings together works by nine artists, including pieces from the BALC collection, artists who held solo exhibitions at BALC in 2026, artists scheduled to present solo exhibitions in the future, and others with a close connection to the gallery.
A “time capsule” is something created to carry the memories and events of a particular moment into the future, to be opened again after the passage of time. In this exhibition, the term is understood not simply as a means of preserving the past, but as an attempt to reconsider past exhibitions and encounters from the perspective of the present, and to connect them to the possibilities that lie ahead.
Each of the participating artists has continued to create from a distinct place, guided by their own perspectives and intentions. Their methods, backgrounds, the places in which they have lived, and the time they have devoted to their practice all lend depth to their work, leaving quiet traces within each image.
The works presented here are not intended merely as records or retrospectives. Rather, they are scenes rediscovered in this place and at this moment, after the passage of time, and expressions that remain open to encounters yet to come.
Through the works of these nine artists, their individual journeys intersect with the layers of time accumulated within BALC, taking form as a single time capsule.
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