Sixth Planet from the Sun
Lvl3 (Chicago) 

January 22 - March 3, 2022

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In Sixth Planet, Aoki and Ramos explore the physical and relational nature of photography. As artists, they  each approach the tangibility of light and its workings, as it navigates and decays across space. Both their  practices nurture a careful examination of site-responsive encounters, as they pertain to time and the ma terial body. Aoki unpacks the very notion of what it means to collect, document, and recall one’s life through  the photographic process. The artist exposes the realities of the daily routine as a series of romantic possi bilities. Ramos’ work depicts and aims to demystify set defi nitions of the self and the other. Through symbi otic decay, one may uncover the lasting impressions of close, interpersonal bonds. By reimagining forgotten  objects and material Ramos reclaims context and authorship in anonymity. In Sixth Planet from the Sun,  Aoki and Ramos walk viewers through a soft haze of nostalgia, prompting deliberate and sentimental con siderations of the self and the everyday.

LVL3 is proud to present Sixth Planet from the Sun, a two-person exhibition featuring work by Kioto Aoki  (Chicago, IL) and Pamela Ramos (Los Angeles, CA).