* Ectoderm

Elyas Ghazi, August 1-17, 2025

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* Statement
VATTTAN Projects, in collaboration with Bavan Gallery, is presenting the fourth annual "Common Areas" event.

A thin yet fundamental layer that simultaneously covers, shapes, and protects us. In a sense, it is a subtle boundary that defines the physical distinctions between human forms.
In this work, the body intertwined with plant life gives rise to a new kind of
ectoderm — one that not only replaces the human face, but through the senses, can evoke memories or dissolve the boundaries of time and space. Like the texture of a rough surface or the scent of something familiar.
In this collection, Ectoderm does not present an ordinary human with a familiar structure. Instead, it creates a being born of light and chlorophyll — a form adapted to its environment, seeking light and water in order to grow.
* Past Exhibitions