BLINK proposes an experimental way of seeing between chromatic states. Images are presented as they are, and in their colour inverse, charging them with an otherworldly shimmer that opens up our interpretation of what we see. Through portrait and still life, Ratika Singh creates a constellation of objects, bodies and nature, where they can exist in the threshold of two colours, momentarily becoming one.

Blinking offers an involuntary rhythm to the act of seeing, where the world briefly disappears and emerges again, without us taking notice. In BLINK, we are asked to take control over this semi-automatic process, slow it down, and extend the brief interval of darkness, returning to the image with renewed attention.

Evoking the Japanese concept of omokage, the lingering visual trace that remains perceptible even after an image has disappeared, BLINK explores the unstable space between what is seen and what the eye and mind reconstruct after. Soft pinks and deep blues emerge, deepening the sensory experience of looking at an image, attempting to shift perception.

Building on a practice that explores the relationship between body, mind and visual language, Singh’s photographs insist on suspending the moment of exchange between the viewer and the image, allowing for an intentional encounter, a close observation that demands attention and turns the act of seeing into a deliberated moment.