We are pleased to share the opening of THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD, a solo exhibition by Karlos Gil at Radius CCA, Delft.
RADIUS presents a solo exhibition by Karlos Gil revolving around the premiere of his latest film, THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD. A journey through the geological and cosmic deep time of oil, THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD is a captivating cinematographic journey whereby the planet is a surface relentlessly perforated for the extraction of fossil fuels. The film travels to different locations defined by extractivism: from Los Angeles to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait to Oman, it transports us to otherworldly landscapes where geopolitical power is accumulated, concocted, and enacted. A hybrid between theoretical treatise, a documentary, a sci-fi film, geopolitical demonology, and esoteric archeology, THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD is a meditation on the necrological worlding of modernity: extracting dead organic matter to transform it into an energetic and material commodity whilst bringing about the destruction of ecosystems, displacement of indigenous peoples, privatisation of natural resources, illness-bearing pollution, and rising planetary temperatures.
Opening 7 March, THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD will be on view until 31 May 2026.
