December 9, 2025
There is a moment, when standing before a work by Mark Ollinger, when the eye stops trying to follow the line and begins to feel it instead. What starts as a simple curve becomes a cascade of bends, folds, and returns, mirroring the emotional loops that shape a life. His practice, rooted in wood, fibres, and intricately constructed forms, invites viewers to consider how consciousness travels through time, building meaning through repetition and renewal. The line, in Ollinger’s hands, becomes language, memory, and sensation at once.