The Hour of Becoming by Sujith SN

The Hour of Becoming unravels a reality, neither still nor rooted, but floating in eternal chaos, an unravelling where entities exist through inherent dynamism. In Sujith’s works, time does not flow linearly but occupies a space of transience—a philosophical space where the potential for change meets the subjective mourning of time’s passage.

His recent explorations find anchor in liminality—the state of being on a threshold, suspended between one defined situation and another. We inhabit these places not merely as geographical locations, but as powerful mnemonic devices that stir echoes of past experiences. The interplay of light, atmosphere, and colours catalyse suspended thoughts, fracturing the linear progression of consciousness and blurring fixed thought patterns and visualities.

In his works, light overcomes its function of illumination, sheds its symbolic weight, and renounces its spiritual associations. Sujith’s application of light expands upon the symbolic history of light representing moments of insight and change, thickening the mystery between the known and unknown. He invites viewers to contemplate the vulnerable beauty and queries that emerge within these thresholds of becoming.

- Premjish Achari, 2024