EXHIBITION REVIEWS Zara Monica Wee Bachelors of Fine Arts candidate concentrating in Art History (BFAAH) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Manifest is a captivating exhibition that forces us to go close, dig deep and think about the ghosts we leave behind when we come into contact with things. The beauty of the artwork lies in its eerily still and frozen state. Dusted with toxic-like luminosity, the works in the exhibition bring out the irony of human contact, how it brings meaning to mere objects and yet poses a threat of deterioration and decay with or without our knowledge. Manifest presents a surreal landscape of what usually goes unseen and causes pause for contemplation in the dim-lit gallery. Apart from the fascinating objects, viewers inevitably become aware of their own interactions and perhaps, even more cautious about it.