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Leeay Aikawa


Leeay Aikawa, Kristi Chen, mihyun maria kim, SK Maston, Eve Tagny, Ingrid
Tremblay
Historian Mircea Eliade defines Illud Tempus as “the sacred time and space; the stories
of the pure origins to which we wish to return,” what Eliade calls the myth of the eternal
return. At the current profane time impacted by the toxic productivity of imperial-
patriarchal capitalist culture, not only are we always wishing to have more time, but our
disconnection from the place we reside is being deteriorated by our constant desire to
be there, not “here”.
The exhibition is a timely revisit to Eliade’s theory and gathers work by six artists: Leeay
Aikawa, Kristi Chen, mihyun maria kim, SK Maston, Eve Tagny, and Ingrid Tremblay.
Engaged with the parallels between time and (un)time, their work preludes Illud
Tempus, inviting viewers to re-enter into “the plenary condition of the World’s beginning,
the perfection of the ‘first instant’ before anything had been involved with the work of
Time” (Eliade).

Curated by Leeay Aikawa



Exhibition view Summer Room


Artists from Left:

Ingrid Tremblay

Leeay Aikawa

SK Maston

Kristi Chen

Eve Tagny

Exhibition view Summer Room


Artists from Left: 

Ingrid Tremblay

Leeay Aikawa

SK Maston

Kristi Chen


Exhibition view Winter Room


Artists 

Front: miyunhyun maria

Back: Leeay Aikawa

Exhibition view Winter Room

Artists

Front: miyunhyun maria

Back: Leeay Aikawa

Yard waste, wood and bronze casted objects

Cry of the Sky, Yearning for the Earth (2024)

Blown glass, water, found feathers, avocado pit and oyster shell, rocks, acorns, acorncaps, found objects, 14k gold leafing, paper, wax, wire, rubber, sealant, cellulose Paste, synthetic polymer paint, bubbler, bath powder/ approx. 28 x 22 x 84 in (71.12 x 55.88 x 213.36 cm)

Cry of the Sky, Yearning for the Earth (2024)

Blown glass, water, found feathers, avocado pit and oyster shell, rocks, acorns, acorncaps, found objects, 14k gold leafing, paper, wax, wire, rubber, sealant, cellulose Paste, synthetic polymer paint, bubbler, bath powder/ approx. 28 x 22 x 84 in (71.12 x 55.88 x 213.36 cm)

In this curatorial project, Illud Tempus

(2025), as a curator,

I divided two exhibition spaces into summer and winter to exaggerate the polarities in each artist's work while demonstrating the unity that can come from accepting difference. This aligns with my specialty working with the theme of oppositional tensions to advocate healing.