TAU

In ancient times, the tau was a symbol of life and rebirth. In TAU, Janneke Leenders and Nathalia Koux look for life where it is least expected: in death, in memory, in nature. The works sit on the edge between familiar and unfamiliar, and ask where the feeling of recognition comes from.

Janneke's works give lifeless forms a history. They include brain scans lit from behind, testimonies on canvas, and a house clipped to a grid like a cell in a body: artificial records that treat a figure as if it had lived. Once a figure has a record, the viewer begins to read it as someone. The line between artificial and real blurs, and empathy follows.

Rufa Space, Rome, October 2024