‘Voids’ are gaps, holes, empty spaces, vacuums – in other words, unoccupied rooms or places where there is an absence of material. The term denotes mistakes in the original construction as much as it refers to subsequent breaches or contraventions which substantiate what was formerly an intact structure or presence. Holes, gaps and empty spaces testify to interventions, onslaughts and occurrences. Quite apart from their physical qualities, they can also relate to gaps in knowledge or perception and absorb information that we cannot see, hear, understand or categorise. They can describe a place which lies beyond our mental or sensual grasp. Enter the Void accompanies us to these places. The works on show attest to their existence and to the way we deal with them.

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Ursula Biemann, Paulo Tavares and the Forensic Architecture research collective are all linked by concept of the ‘void’. Enter the Void presents the approach that connects these actors: seeking out gaps in the communication of events, in chains of evidence or in the administration of justice as if they were nothingnesses in our sensual and physical perception. The artists have investigated these empty spaces via extensive research that involves analysing digital material, field research and interviews, and their contributions to the exhibition have made it possible for us to access these spaces.