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A house that gives no shelter,
a room that gives no space,
and the traces of a home that could have been
only exists in the second dimension.
Fragments of a life wished (not) to be lived.

A three-part installation embodies a dream of becoming. Unfinished shapes, gestures and outlines that could be made whole by using human imagination. Memories of Becoming refers to the moment in between becoming and disappearing; the outlines of a house left unfinished, an office room stuck in between different perspectives, and a mural that gives life to the shadows of a child-like refuge, in other words, the living room.

The starting point for this installation was the inability to present Attempts for refuge (2021) in the exhibition orbit curated by The Real Office, due to extensive COVID-19 restrictions in Europe. Instead, the work was shown in Who Wants To Live In A World Without Magic, curated by Katayoun Arian at TENT in Rotterdam. During this exhibition, questions of temporariness, permanence, and the right to exist continuously arose. What remains of an artwork when it is stored behind closed doors, and it is only visible on a few occasions?

Giving hope to the dream of becoming, I have invited Nicole Güldner to orbit. Güldner is an auto-didact artist, and has been sketching for many decades without ever showing the sketches to a public. By inviting her to show a selection of her work, questions about temporariness gave way to a growing urge to create, and to seize the moment between being and becoming.