In his exhibition, At Least There Was Nothing, Clemens Sellaoui presents a spatial installation featuring various sculptural arrangements. Focusing on the material aspects of various media and material-semiotic considerations, the installation creates a space in which different concepts of materiality are tested across various scenarios. The outcome is a space where various concepts of materiality can be explored through different scenarios. Central to the exhibition are questions about the materiality of the social and the mediality of material.
The experimental aspect of the installation is of particular importance, as it allows fact and fiction to not only meet dialectically but also coexist side by side. Rather than serving solely as a method for achieving a specific outcome, the exhibition creates a place where different realities can confront one another.
In his work, Clemens Sellaoui questions the emotional and rational foundations of the material world. Rather than seeking a coherent logic, he emphasizes the fluid and evolving structures of meaning-making. In this context, he creates environments where fiction can coexist with facts, speculations can become facts, and visions can transform into realities.