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The exhibition Rejection: When No Said Yes<\/strong> begins with a simple question: What makes “no” so intimidating? In some works, the response is straightforward: “It isn’t intimidating; it is simply a ‘no.” In others, the answer shifts: “I’m intimidating the ‘no.” Sometimes, there is no reply at all. The exhibition explores the duality of rejection and acceptance, while examining the liminal space between them.
\nAs Rumi said, “Somewhere beyond right and wrong, there is a garden; \/ will meet you there.” In this space, we might argue that embracing the limiting or intimidating nature of rejection can, in fact, be liberating. But what shapes this perspective? As Descartes reminds us, “I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.” This is a journey of doubt and being, where ideas are only truly understood in the context of their opposites.<\/p>\n

Here, we explore how each artist’s doubts manifest-how they’ve rejected conventional thoughts, defied self-imposed fears, or questioned dominant Western narratives. Ultimately, we ask: Can more rejection lead to greater freedom? The works in this exhibition invite us to confront the shadow of rejection, not with fear, but with acceptance.<\/p>\n

Yet, while we may present this interpretation, the true question remains: What do you think? What do you feel?<\/p>\n

Noor Albar<\/strong>
\nSejal Dalvi<\/strong>
\nMarjolaine Delsupexhe Cesarini
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mengyuan Tong
\nBissy Riva
\nViola Bozzo
\nTabitha Wilson
\nNelson Hern\u00e1ndez
\nZina Karaman
\nYilina Yang
\nHyunah Koh
\nTalullah Hutson
\nLala Drona
\nPo-Yun Kuo
\nJunghun Lee
\nFelipe Pineda
\nMaliha Abidi
\nTom Evans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10925,"template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-10940","1":"exposiciones","2":"type-exposiciones","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRejection: When No Said Yes • Hangar Gallery, Royal College of Art. London • Nelson Hernandez<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rejection: When No Said Yes , Hangar Gallery, Royal College of Art. London , Exposici\u00f3n Colectiva . Nelson Hernandez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nelsonhernandez.cl\/en\/exposiciones\/rejection-when-no-said-yes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rejection: When No Said Yes • Hangar Gallery, Royal College of Art. 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