Second Minds, Third Eyes
A solo show by Tiong Ang (& Company)
In this new exhibition, Tiong Ang reflects on his accumulated experiences, the paths he has travelled alongside others, the caravans in which he has spent the night. He paints portraits of his band members, yet depicts them as abstract drawings or as masks of ‘others’. This radical reduction does not signal an absence, but rather a dense accumulation – a layering of shared stories, vibrations and the ‘second’ lives found within the collaborative process. Second Minds, Third Eyes serves both as a pause and as a continuation.
The beginning – a caravan arriving at a large scaffolding structure at the foot of Ceaușescu’s former People’s Palace – was a convergence of various histories, disciplines, experiences and directions. This presentation at Lumen Travo showcases a selection of images, both moving and still, and objects from this process. Tiong suggests we remain vigilant, somewhere in-between.
Opening on Friday 5 June 2026
17 – 19 hrs
*Performance programme / workshops – later in the month
Sugary Fire
by Michelle Chang Qin
Michelle Chang Qin presents “Sugary Fire” in the backspace of Lumen Travo Gallery as part of the Spring Nights collaboration with De Ateliers.
The exhibition brings together new ceramic works modeled after pavilion-shaped ornaments found in Chinese gardens and holiday villas. Threaded together by contingent elements, they form flocks, swarms, alliances and conspiracies.
Drawing on makeshift structures and disposable materials from sites of production, Michelle Chang Qin (b. 1996, Chongqing, China) intertwines vernacular materials and tacit technologies with cement, steel, rubber and fiberglass. Through leakages and failures, the work reflects on labor, dislocation and the movement of the working body within systems of governance and commerce.