Now, You’ll See
Goldstone Gallery proudly presents - Now, you’ll see - A solo exhibition by Ilan El.
Ilan El’s solo exhibition, Now, You’ll See, is both a compelling statement and an evocative invitation, urging viewers to engage not only with their eyes but with their full sensory awareness. It marks the culmination of a long-held vision: light as a medium not just for seeing, but for feeling—a paradigm shift in perception.
At the heart of Now, You’ll See is the radical idea that coloured light is more than mere illumination; it is a profound transformative force. El’s works don’t aim to represent the world but rather to create an environment that directly affects the viewer. They invite total immersion, allowing light to intrinsically alter one’s internal state. The viewer becomes an integral part of the work, engaging with the shifting relationship among self, space, and perception.
The exhibition features a captivating progression through signature pieces, from the luminous elegance of ORA and its evolved version ORA 2.0, to the expansive and meditative HORIZONS series. These works don’t simply light up their surroundings; they activate them. Drawing inspiration from 19th-century American Luminism, with its serene skies and quiet reverence for the immaterial, El masterfully reimagines these ideals through digital means. His works are not static; they compellingly combine photography with animated colour, creating vibrant, dynamic hybrid forms.
In the HORIZONS series, monochrome seascapes are overlaid with fields of coloured light, transforming still images into atmospheric, almost cinematic scenes. These spaces are suspended between memory, imagination, and digital simulation. The familiar becomes strikingly strange, the tangible becomes exquisitely ethereal. The light doesn’t simply illuminate; it shapes the subject anew, inviting profound contemplation.
The recurring horizon line acts as a conceptual anchor—at once a limit and a gateway, a place of pause and profound potential. Like the immersive environments of celebrated artists James Turrell or Olafur Eliasson, El’s works create spaces that compel us to slow down, truly notice, and deeply feel.
In Now, You’ll See, light becomes a language—one that speaks directly to the body, powerfully evokes memory, and gestures toward a digitally shaped future. In a world increasingly filtered through screens and simulations, El reminds us that wonder still lives in the fundamental act of perception. It’s not about what’s real but what we allow ourselves to truly notice and experience.
Opening Night
Tuesday 10 June, 6–8pm
Exhibition Dates
11 June – 6 July 2025
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays 11am - 4pm
Goldstone Gallery
41 Derby Street, Collingwood Victoria 3066
