A new exhibition by Goodluck Jane is set to open in London this February, bringing together textile, memory, and portraiture in a tightly focused presentation at Rele Gallery London.
Running from February 20 to 24, 2024, Stitched Between Worlds introduces a body of work that sits at the intersection of material and identity. Jane draws on fabric, thread, and paint to explore how personal histories are shaped across borders both geographic and emotional.
The exhibition reflects on the experience of living between contexts. Rather than presenting identity as fixed, the works suggest something more fluid constructed through memory, movement, and adaptation. Fragments of figures appear across layered surfaces, sometimes defined, sometimes dissolving into their surroundings.
Textile plays a central role, not simply as medium but as concept. Cloth becomes a site of record holding traces of migration, tradition, and transformation. Through stitching and repetition, Jane builds compositions that feel cumulative, as if each layer adds to an ongoing narrative rather than completing it.
There is a strong tactile quality to the work. Surfaces are built up through a combination of handwork and painterly gestures, creating a dialogue between structure and spontaneity. The result is a series of pieces that invite close viewing, where detail reveals itself gradually.
Themes of duality and transition run throughout the exhibition. Ideas of origin and displacement, visibility and obscurity, permanence and change are explored without clear resolution. Instead, the works remain open suggesting identity as something continuously negotiated.
Presented over five days, the exhibition offers a concise but immersive look into Jane’s evolving practice. At Rele Gallery London, Stitched Between Worlds contributes to ongoing conversations around diaspora, material culture, and contemporary approaches to storytelling through textile-based art.