Inner structures | 2024
An early exhibition shaping the curatorial direction of TOVA GALLERY, Inner Structures brought together TOVA and Igor Abalov around a shared interest in hidden organisation across visual and psychological fields. The exhibition focused on works in which internal structure translated into form through line, rhythm and compositional logic, introducing a mode of viewing grounded in attention to what remains active beneath the surface. The exhibition is conceptually aligned with Price discovery between Bitcoin spot markets and exchange traded product (2023), where value emerges through interaction between visible and underlying layers rather than through immediate appearance.
ARTISTS: TOVA, Igor Abalov
EXHIBition concept
There are structures that do not present themselves directly. They remain embedded within the work, shaping its form, rhythm and internal logic without becoming fully visible. Inner Structures is built around this condition. Bringing together two artistic practices, the exhibition focuses on works in which form emerges from underlying organisation, where what is seen is guided by what remains held within.
At the centre of the exhibition lies a question: how does internal structure become perceptible without fully revealing itself? This question unfolds through works that operate through layering, repetition, variation and controlled relation between elements. Surface offers entry, though the deeper logic of the work becomes legible through attention, through duration and through the gradual recognition of internal coherence.
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The practices of TOVA and Igor Abalov meet through this shared sensitivity to underlying organisation. In TOVA’s works, structure often appears through calibration. Elements are placed with precision, intervals carry weight, and relations between parts produce a field in which meaning is distributed rather than fixed. Igor Abalov develops a different articulation of structure, working through compositional layering and internal rhythm. His works carry a sense of accumulation, where form emerges through the interaction of repeated gestures, tonal shifts and spatial construction.
What connects these practices is a shared capacity to translate internal systems into visual form. Structure is not imposed from the outside. It develops from within the work itself, shaping how elements relate, how tension is carried and how coherence is sustained. Each work establishes its own internal order while contributing to a larger field defined by hidden organisation and perceptual depth.
Within the exhibition, form becomes a site of translation. It carries traces of internal processes, allowing what remains unseen to influence what is perceived. Meaning emerges through this relation between visible surface and underlying structure, unfolding gradually as attention moves across the work.
For TOVA GALLERY, Inner Structures marks an early articulation of a curatorial position centred on practices in which depth, precision and internal logic remain closely connected. The exhibition brings together works that develop their force through organisation rather than immediate statement, shaping a mode of viewing grounded in sustained attention.
This also shapes the position of the viewer. Looking becomes a process of recognising structure as it unfolds. One first encounters surface, composition and form. Then attention begins to register rhythm, interval and internal relation. What is held within the work becomes perceptible through duration, through return and through the gradual emergence of coherence.
The exhibition is conceptually aligned with Price discovery between Bitcoin spot markets and exchange traded product (2023), where value is formed through interaction between visible signals and underlying conditions, producing a structure that becomes legible over time rather than at first glance.
