as a point of departure

A photo of a sunset from a rocky beach, with a smaller similar image pasted onto the centre right of the image. There is text at the bottom of the image which reads "do you ever feel like you're... like you're floating?"

A close up of a bookshelf with books displayed.

A row of print displayed on a white ledge, lit up by a desk lamp on the left side.

In the centre of a room, there is a canopy of fabric covering a pile of dark fabric.

as a point of departure is an exhibition of sound work by Darragh Amelia and Alma Simba who form part of audio-visual collective Ajabu Ajabu, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This project is a result of ongoing exchange between Market Gallery and Ajabu Ajabu.

The artists collaboratively explore sound as a medium to discuss intimate friendship and human connection through fluid materiality, landscape, and the notion of home. Market Gallery serves as a listening station where audiences can engage with Darragh and Alma’s sound works, including those based on conversations, ambient sound, poetry and field recordings. as a point of departure asks: How can site-specific and collective listening practices act as methods of resistance and build solidarity among marginalised perspectives? How does the digital space help navigate, and maintain connection through geographical distances?