Wild Sight: Thomas Chimes on the Edge of the Rational

This exhibition traces how Thomas Chimes (1921-2009) explored a constellation of figures drawn from myth and literature associated with the unknown and the irrational. Among them are the Greek god Hermes, the swift-footed messenger who moves between worlds; the satyr Pan, a son of Hermes and god of the wilderness; and the Cyclops, whose single eye suggests both limited and intensified vision. Chimes also turned to literary figures like "Le Mômo," the alter ego of Antonin Artaud (1896–1948), an avant-garde French writer who sought to break through the constraints of rational thought and language.

With these subjects and more, Chimes created a dialogue in which ancient myth and modern experimentation converge. "Wild sight" becomes both a subject and a method: a way of seeing that challenges the boundaries of reason while opening new possibilities for understanding the self and society. His work confronts what he understood as a void at the center of modern existence — one brought about by the disenchantment of the world — and invites viewers to expand their consciousness and embrace the unsettling insights of "wild sight."