Chloe Paré "Cosmohaptics"
The 5th Floor (Hanazono Alley)
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Chloe Paré
Living in contemporary society, we are often detached from a sense of control over the saturated stimulus of the world surrounding us. A sensation accelerated by current social/media outlets, climate change, and advanced consumerism, it is very easy to feel as a stranger in our own daily lives. One way to navigate this unfamiliarity is through the possibilities offered by contemporary art practices, which create (new) symbolic languages that can express or communicate our experiences. Art that attunes itself to the rhythms of nature—plants, water formations, and the cosmos—can serve as a passageway, helping us feel more connected to the macro and micro systems that shape our world.
cosmohaptics refer to the intimate relationships with the world’s ongoing transformations, intertwining the materialization of planets with our personal narratives. At the same time, they refer to the theorization of ecosmological concepts, which has been at the core of recent works and collaborations of Chloe Paré. Merging the speculative and boundless wonder evoked by observing celestial bodies with the sensual intimacy of touch as a means of knowledge production, this exhibition offers a new material approach to embodied experience as planetary beings.
In cosmohaptics, sculptural installations adapt to The 5th Floor and its architecture. Room 501 can be understood as a recognition of the crisis, as an acknowledgement of the complexities brought on by contemporary experiences. Room 502 is instead an observation of the affects and the grievances that can arise when experiencing modes of crisis, aiming to create new communal methods of healing. Room 503 will celebrate the experimentality of unexpected connections as the basis for reformulating ways of cohabiting. The space will include a reading nook that will host ongoing collaborations and programming in the form of printed works, film screenings and workshops.
Ultimately, cosmohaptics are an exploration of the fractured planets we inhabit, and the ones that, in turn, inhabit us.
[Related Events]
1, Film Screening of "Tilos Weddings" (2022) by Panagiotis Evangelidis in collaboration with Queer Cinema Club
Schedule: 23 February, 18:00–20:00
Venus: Room 503
Registration required
2. "Cosmohaptics" workshop
Schedule: 9 March, 13:30–15:00
Venue: Room 503
Registration required
*Please visit the official website for more information.
cosmohaptics refer to the intimate relationships with the world’s ongoing transformations, intertwining the materialization of planets with our personal narratives. At the same time, they refer to the theorization of ecosmological concepts, which has been at the core of recent works and collaborations of Chloe Paré. Merging the speculative and boundless wonder evoked by observing celestial bodies with the sensual intimacy of touch as a means of knowledge production, this exhibition offers a new material approach to embodied experience as planetary beings.
In cosmohaptics, sculptural installations adapt to The 5th Floor and its architecture. Room 501 can be understood as a recognition of the crisis, as an acknowledgement of the complexities brought on by contemporary experiences. Room 502 is instead an observation of the affects and the grievances that can arise when experiencing modes of crisis, aiming to create new communal methods of healing. Room 503 will celebrate the experimentality of unexpected connections as the basis for reformulating ways of cohabiting. The space will include a reading nook that will host ongoing collaborations and programming in the form of printed works, film screenings and workshops.
Ultimately, cosmohaptics are an exploration of the fractured planets we inhabit, and the ones that, in turn, inhabit us.
[Related Events]
1, Film Screening of "Tilos Weddings" (2022) by Panagiotis Evangelidis in collaboration with Queer Cinema Club
Schedule: 23 February, 18:00–20:00
Venus: Room 503
Registration required
2. "Cosmohaptics" workshop
Schedule: 9 March, 13:30–15:00
Venue: Room 503
Registration required
*Please visit the official website for more information.
Schedule Now in session | Feb 14 (Fri) 2025-Mar 23 (Sun) 2025 Ends Tomorrow Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Feb 14 (Fri) 2025 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: Room 101 (The 5th Floor 1F Cafe) | ||||
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| Fee | ¥500 | ||||
| Venue | The 5th Floor (Hanazono Alley) https://the5thfloor.org/  | ||||
| Location | 5F Hanazono Alley, 3-3-9 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0008 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 2 at Nezu Station on the Chiyoda line, 10 minute walk from the Ikenohata exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main line, 11 minute walk from the Yamashita exit of JR Ueno Station. | ||||
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