Sprawl - Works by Alok Bal

SPRAWL is a curatorial project and exhibition design that presents recent works by Alok Bal, reflecting on the emotional and ecological fallout of contemporary urban life. For Bal, "sprawl" symbolizes not only the unchecked expansion of cities but also the fragmentation of human connection, memory, and empathy. His layered, temporal works raise quiet yet urgent questions about identity, alienation, and our relationship with nature in an increasingly mechanical world.

 

The exhibition design mirrors this disorientation offering fractured sightlines, moments of pause, and spatial ambiguity to echo the chaos and fragility in Bal’s visual language. Through light, shadow, and shifting perspectives, the gallery becomes an active terrain of reflection.

 

Rather than offering conclusions, SPRAWL invites introspection. It challenges viewers to confront the complexity of the present moment and imagine alternative futures ones shaped not by relentless expansion, but by awareness, memory, and responsibility.