Arteries of Silk 1271.11

Elise Comrie

The Silk Road was not a single road but a network of roads crossing deserts, mountains and steppes — a vast field of circulation linking East and West.

In 1271, during the reign of Kublai Khan, the Yuan dynasty marks a moment when distance becomes traversable and where trade is intensifying across Eurasia. This exhibition is inspired by materials that were once transported along these routes:

lemon

Sandalwood

Saffron

— substances prized for their colour, their rarity and their fragrance.

Three distinct fragrances, developed in collaboration with a Parisian perfume workshop, accompany the paintings and extend the experience beyond the visible surface.

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Through layering, abrasion and repetition, the works trace movement across distance—where matter becomes memory, and atmosphere becomes form.

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1271 is reduced to 11.

Two verticals.

A threshold.

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