As children, we approach the world with an unguarded sense of curiosity, Imagination comes first,

before instruction or judgement, and play becomes a way of understanding rather than escaping reality.

We explore, ask questions, and  construct meaning through simple acts of making and imagining,

without the pressure of correctness or outcome. Over time, however, the structures of adult life

introduce limits that can narrow this openness, replacing spontaneously with expectation and control.

Even so, this capacity does not disappear. It remains present, often quiet but persistent, waiting

beneath routine and responsibility. Permission to Play begins from this recognition, inviting artists to

return to that part of themselves where curiosity is still active and form is still fluid. It is not a return to

childhood, but a re-engagement with a state of openness where experimentation is possible without

hesitation.

Through paintings and sculptures, the artists in this exhibition explore memory, intuition, and the

ongoing desire to create without fixed boundaries. Their works carry traces of play as method and as

attitude, where materials are tested, reshaped, and reimagined. In this process, making becomes a

space of discovery rather than resolution, allowing uncertainty to remain part of the work rather than

something to be resolved.

Permission to Play reflects on the importance of returning to this openness in both art and life. It

considers how creativity expands when control is loosened, and how meaning can emerge through

exploration rather than conclusion. The exhibition suggest that play is not a phase left behind, but a

continuous way of seeing and engaging with the world.