There, All Along : note02 — What Comes Before Seeing
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We are pleased to present "There, All Along", an exhibition by visual artist Anne at Gallery Rin in Kyoto.
In the quiet atmosphere of Kyoto, this exhibition may introduce a subtle shift in how we perceive what we see.
In the days leading up to the exhibition, I will be sharing a series of quiet notes
— reflections on what I encountered while spending time with Anne’s work.
Text: Shiho Kanai, Art Director of Gallery Rin
The figures in Anne’s work are always wearing sunglasses.
Their eyes are hidden.
And yet, they seem to be looking —
somewhere beyond us.
It made me pause and wonder what it means to see.
Not just what is visible,
but what is already there before we even begin to look.
We do not begin from nothing.
What we see is shaped by what we already know,
what we expect,
and what we have come to accept.
Before we look, something has already begun.
Spending time with Anne’s work,
I became aware of this more quietly.
That the act of seeing is never entirely new.
It carries with it everything we have seen before.
And perhaps, what shifts in that moment is not the work itself —
but the way we arrive at it.
The figures remain behind their dark lenses.
Not revealing where they look,
but reminding us that we are always already seeing through something.
Anne Exhibition "There, All Along"
18 May – 29 May 2026
Monday – Friday
12:00 – 16:00
In accordance with the gallery’s hours
Anne Profile
Anne is a visual artist whose work focuses on what existed before labels were attached, on what resonates in the gaps beyond language, and on the quiet gaze of those who stand at the boundary.
Exploring the invisible, the unspoken, and what quietly slips through, Anne’s work brings light to the spaces in between human perception.
By making these gaps the focus, the practice gently unfolds the layered memories that have long been covered.
Website: https://www.anneanne.art/
Instagram @anneanne.art
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