Dodiya’s process is one that is centered around the durational aspect of making, of sitting with multiple canvases, building and erasing marks. The work is abstract but constantly slippery, almost coming to form before moving again out of our grasp, mirroring an internal flow of ideas or emotions, unceasing and tumultuous. The game that she plays over and over again is one of recording these sensations through instigating dismantling and collapse, until securing a moment of personal clarity. Dodiya has selected a number of paintings by friend and mentor Gieve Patel to show in conversation with her own work. The work of both artists shares a commitment to interrogating the complexities of human experience and exploring the impact of physical, intellectual and emotional experience on our lives. Speaking of sitting with Patel's work, she writes: ‘Finding joy in Gieve’s application of paint also means knocking one’s head against his “Crushed Head” and the “Mourners”. Paint mimics the residue of the body. The violence of the encounter marks our spaces with grief and a quiet introspection.’
–Linsey Young, Curator