Thresholds 閥限
Galuh Anindita, Arahmaiani, Christine Ay Tjoe, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Kei Imazu, Ines Katamso, I Gusti Ayu Kadek, Murniasih, Citra Sasmita, Jennifer Tee / White Cube / Hong Kong / Oct 31, 2025 – Jan 24, 2026 Chequered poleng cloths are ubiquitous in Bali. Often found wrapped around shrines, trees, statues or objects with spiritual and mystical connotations, these black and white textiles have a protective function and symbolise the coexistence of paradoxes: good and evil, order and chaos, light and dark – it’s literally woven into their materiality. For Galuh Sukardi, this coexistence of these polarised forces sparked the conceptual basis for Thresholds, an exhibition rooted in ideas of spiritual, political, physical and mythological means of transformation, largely informed by ancestral knowledge. “Opposites don’t always have to be resolved; sometimes they are simply lived,” says Sukardi, emphasising that to allow for this co-existence, a kind of equilibrium is required. “They’re all held in a delicate balance and, within that balance, I sense a maternal energy, a presence that nurtures and guides.” The exploration of this balance …
