MWANGI HUTTER

YOU BEGIN TO SEE THE SIGNS

MARCH 4 - APRIL 16, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION:

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 I 5 - 7 PM

Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to present You Begin to See the Signs, the gallery’s third solo exhibition with artist duo Mwangi Hutter. Opening March 4, 2025, the show coincides with Panafrica Across Chicago, a citywide initiative organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, celebrating the depth and range of artistic practices from across the African continent and its diasporas. 

With an oeuvre that spans performance, video, sound, photography and installation, You Begin to See the Signs marks a return to wood and stonework in Mwangi Hutter’s practice. Their current use of different typesofwood, limestone and granite reflects a focus on the cohesion of the four elements: earth, water, fire, and air – whose varied interactions birth distinct natural forms, each shaped by time and force. Attuned to these inherent rhythms and constraints of indigenous material, they approach creation as an act of listening and response, engaging both the body and the mind as they test the limits of strength and tension.