come wander with me

He said Come wander with me, Love Come wander with me Away from this sad world Come wander with me He came from the sunset He came from the sea He came from my sorrow And can love only me I know this song from the “late night tales” compilation curated by the band Air and it always puts me in a dreamy, nostalgic and very intimate place. Composed by Jeff Alexander, the song is origi- nally from the series “The Twilight Zone” (1964) and was sung by the actress Bonnie Beecher. The voice and accompanying guitar is so soft and simple. I’d imagine someone wandering around a lonely beach or shady forest. The moon is already visible and the sun is nearly gone, but it’s not yet completely dark. With your bare eyes you can still see pretty well, but if you’d want to take a picture with a camera, you’d realise how dark it has already become. It’s the moment when it’s neither day nor night. The person is not really sad or lonely, just by themselves wandering. The exhibition come wander with me brings together works by Margarita Merkulova, Niclas Schöler and Sarah Sternat, who deal with the state of vulnerability, intimacy and comfort. What does it mean to wander? Walking around with no clear destination or purpose. As artists we also must wander, in order to take risks and try things out, reflect on our position in time and space, and to refresh our perspectives. Often we don’t know where we’re headed to and sometimes we get lost while wandering. By showing our work to an audience we also make ourselves vulnerable. But how do we return to our daily paths after a day of wandering?