Hallucinogenesis

ProtoZone16: Hallucinogenesis extends an invitation to focus on the profound, unarticulated knowledge and feelings that reside within you—those depths of experience that often defy verbal expression. This process-based exhibition offers a space to heighten your awareness of its own driving forces: the subtle processes of intuition, dreams, desires, atmospheres, vibes, currents, undertones, memories, presences and hallucinations. Hallucinogenesis is a made-up composite, referring to a creative process originating in the perception of things that are (seemingly) not present. This creative process is continuous and generative. It involves the emergence of substantial artistic creations from subtle, intangible realms. These creations, in turn, evoke subtle sensations in those who perceive them. In ProtoZone16, the invited artists evoke the process of Hallucinogenesis, allowing to emerge what lies hidden beneath the surface. Their approaches span a wide spectrum: from acts of remembering, researching, and summoning to moments of pause and deep listening; from weaving and experimental writing to the exploration of psychoactive substances; from tracing and renewing ancestral knowledge, myths, rituals and historical narratives to simultaneously engaging with techno music, contemporary technological culture and gender politics. The creative processes in ProtoZone16: Hallucinogenesis take various forms—video installations and sonic rituals, paintings, prints and sculptures, archives, real game play, exchanges and workshops—all unfolding across the ProtoZone’s phases of high and low intensity. When you are ready, take a deep breath and dive into this ProtoZone—trusting that whatever is meant to emerge will do so alongside you.