TOBIAS JACOB @tobiasjacob_
SIMO OKORO @_whoissimon
AUSTIN JAMES HUNT @austinjameshunt
PETER TIMINSKY @peter.timinsky
ARIANNA ALEXIS @ariannaalexis
RACHEL HENSON @romo_goth
ZACHARY PINSON HOPGOOD @z___pinson
ALEXANDRA HULSEY @l0lil
NIKHIL PALADUGU @nikhilpaladugu
AARON ABRAITYS @abraitys
YASMINA JOHNTSON @notsodistantmemories
TYLER WOODRUFF @tylerversustyler
Limbo, a group exhibition in Oak Cliff curated by Tobias Jacob and Simon Okoro, was held on Nov 12. 2022. The exhibition featured Dallas-based artists working in photography, painting, and interactive sculpture. Limbo plays into its historic environment, a 1941 lighthouse church transformed into a multi-functional event space. Viewers were welcomed into the cathedral to observe the simultaneity of time and lived experiences. The Oak Cliff Assembly,a non profit community space, is located at 919 Morrell Avenue in Dallas, Texas.
The production design in Limbo attempts to disorient and avoid traditional gallery arrangements while respecting the integrity of the space. Artists include Austin James Hunt, Rachael Henson, Peter Timinsky, Arianna Alexis, Alexandra Hulsey, Nikhil Paladugu, Zachary Pinson Hopgood, Okoro, and Tobias. The work featured included ephemeral images, mixed-media paintings, and depictions of cultural traditions relevant to the respective artist’s backgrounds.
Hulsey investigates social landscapes and their relation to nature through photography-based collages. Timinsky continues this exploration of human relationships through abstract mixed-media paintings. Echoing alongside these artists in the grand cathedral were Okoro’s paintings of African masquerades — dancing events featuring masked individuals embodying the sacred figures of ancestral beings.
Work such as Tobias’s western landscape photographs Illusions from the Devil Will Not Last (2022) and Pinson’s short film Take Me Back and Take Me Fast—evoke questions surrounding both human history and contemporary issues. Limbo asks the viewers to consider the uncertain sphere of existence and our relationship to the past, either real or imagined.
