Deeper - Kendra Sunderland - Third Space Part 2... Exclusive «2024-2026»

This feature highlights the second installment of the Third Space series from the studio

Performance

Final thoughts

If you have watched Third Space Part 1 , you know the geometry. Two strangers, a vacant modern art gallery, the high ceilings, the echo of footsteps on concrete. It is a sterile environment—white walls, gray floors, natural light filtering through industrial windows. It is a space devoid of clutter, forcing the occupants to deal only with themselves. Deeper - Kendra Sunderland - Third Space Part 2...

Third Space:

This concept is fascinating and can be interpreted in various ways depending on the context. Originally, the term "third space" or "third place" was used in sociology and urban studies to describe public places that are neither home (first space) nor work (second space) but offer a communal area for people to gather. In more abstract or spiritual discussions, a "third space" could refer to a mental, spiritual, or emotional realm that is distinct from the everyday or the mundane. This feature highlights the second installment of the

In "Deeper," we find ourselves face to face with the disembodied, the fragmented, and the recontextualized. Sunderland's figures are at once familiar and strange, their bodily forms distorted or disintegrating. This disintegration serves as a powerful symbol for the disintegration of the self, highlighting the tensions between our various personas, desires, and fears. It is a space devoid of clutter, forcing