The Weight of Seeing
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- Nov 14
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Exhibition Date: 20 November - 30 December 2025
In The Weight of Seeing, SAIS contemplates the quiet complexity of observation, how sight, emotion, and presence intertwine in moments both lucid and uncertain. Using charcoal's rich gradations, he builds portraits that hover between definition and disappearance, their features dissolving into the atmosphere. The restrained monochrome invites reflection, allowing shadow and light to speak in murmurs rather than declarations.
For SAIS, looking is an act of engagement, an inward and outward negotiation. The gaze carries intent, tenderness, and fatigue; it seeks comprehension yet meets mystery. Eyes, recurring throughout his compositions, become vessels of honesty and concealment, reflecting inner states that language cannot reach. Within these drawn silences, the process of seeing transforms into sensitivity, and awareness becomes almost fragile.
Each work lingers in stillness, asking what it means to perceive beyond appearances. The artist draws attention to the delicate balance between recognition and obscurity, presence and withdrawal. The Weight of Seeing reveals that vision is not only an instrument of clarity but also a mirror of uncertainty where the act of beholding reshapes both the image and the one who dares to behold it.
Text by Deseree Mapandi
For the full catalogue for this exhibit, click here.
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Kate Contemporary is located at c/ Jorge Juan 64, 28009 Madrid.
