Two-Person Exhibition with Injune Park, curated by Berto Santana
MAMA Projects
October 23rd–November 23rd, 2025
MAMA Projects
October 23rd–November 23rd, 2025
Installation view of "Ordinary Permanence" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus and Injune Park at MAMA Projects
Installation view of "Ordinary Permanence" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus and Injune Park at MAMA Projects
Installation view of "Ordinary Permanence" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus and Injune Park at MAMA Projects
Installation view of "Ordinary Permanence" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus and Injune Park at MAMA Projects
“In both In June Park’s paintings and Andrius Alvarez-Backus’s sculptures, fragments of daily life appear out of context, evoking both recognition and uncertainty. Body parts and household objects become self-contained artifacts–details that might otherwise be lost amid the noise of overstimulation. In retraining our focus onto an unseen whole, the specificity of which ultimately gives way to indeterminacy, the artists reenact an increasingly familiar tension: the pull between the human desire for intimacy and a cultural drift toward impermanence.” –Samuel Anderson
"I Can Almost Remember (Excision #1)" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus
"Meet Me in the Middle" (2025) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus
"Ascension" (2023) by Andrius Alvarez-Backus
"Their duo show thus becomes an experiment in shared sensibility–perhaps a breaking-out of sensorial isolation. For viewers accustomed to the constant pulse of overstimulation, the quiet charge of visual intimacy these works offer may feel revelatory. Despite belonging to a generation often defined by impermanence and individualism, Park and Alvarez-Backus remind us that even fleeting connections leave a lasting impression." –Samuel Anderson.
Images by Alexander Perrelli.