Layers of Wholeness

26/05/2025

Artists: Roxana Ajder, Mara Cucu, Codruț Zele, Daniela Orban, Oana Năstăsache, Alexandra Mocan, Leonardo Silaghi, George Simon, Matei Toșa, Lucian Indrei, Norbert Filep, Marta Palii, Ioan De Moisa, Camilia Filipov

Curated by Celina Cordos & Lorelai Mursa

 

Layers of Wholeness invites us into a fragile yet essential territory — the space between self and other, between gesture and silence, between inner life and exposure. The exhibition brings together a core group of visual artists active within Unirea Open Studios, a creative hub located in a former industrial zone of Cluj-Napoca, now stepping into a new context — Meron Gallery. This transition, from the studio to the public space of the gallery, becomes a natural extension of the artistic process: a movement from within toward dialogue, from the intimate circle of creation toward encounter.

Each artist is the center of their own becoming, and artistic expression becomes both a form of self-discovery and a subtle echo of a collective consciousness.
The exhibition offers a vision in which the personal paths of each participant — distinct in language, sensibility, and rhythm — converge in a shared space of visual research. Here, diversity does not divide but harmonizes: differences become threads of connection, and the uniqueness of each approach merges into a unified vibration. Within this delicate web of visual relations, art emerges as both a process of individuation and a form of silent, deeply human communication.

The aim of individuation is the realization of the Self — the essential core of our being, where all aspects of the personality are brought together. By reconciling the conscious and the unconscious, the individual develops a profound sense of self, allowing for a life in harmony with one’s inner nature and a fuller realization of one’s potential.

Set in an accessible and vibrant space like Meron Gallery, where art naturally enters into conversation with everyday life, this project seeks to invite a closeness to image, to gaze, to meaning. It is a gesture of stepping out from the studio into the realm of encounter — not merely for visibility, but to set in motion the intimate processes of reflection, emotion, and belonging.

Layers of Wholeness exhibition is not a conclusion, but a stage. A form in motion. A point of intersection between who we are and who we are becoming.