Time erodes all things—places, memories, identities. Rites of Ruins explores the beauty and fragility of transformation, where decay is not an end but a process of becoming. Through material degradation, shifting narratives, and ephemeral traces, the works in this exhibition examine what is preserved, what fades, and what is reimagined.

Ruins serve as both relics and possibilities, holding the weight of histories while making space for new meanings. They remind us of the instability of personal and collective memory, the tension between permanence and loss.

Here, erosion is a ritual, a rite of passage through which we confront the impermanence of all things—inviting us to reflect on how we shape, and are shaped by, the remnants of the past.

Curated by JJ Hellerman
and Nathalia Bertazi