“Thin Air of a Punctured Light”—the solo exhibition of artist Diana Popuț, curated by Norbert Filep, offers a subtle reflection on the ways in which light and air—though invisible and unstable—become forces that shape space, perception, and thought. The point—a minimal yet essential unit—splinters and reconfigures itself, like a particle in search of its own geometry.

When light traverses space, it comes to a halt. Its speed is defined by its invisibility, giving rise to particles that elude any rudimentary gaze. Its velocity, determined by the absurd constant of kilometers traveled within a fraction of a second, becomes an engineer of space, flooding even the most microscopic recesses of three-dimensionality.
Air—with its complex network of chemical and physical structures—thins out and becomes a horizon of contemplation, an amplifier of earthly signals whose deciphering lies hidden at the very edge of our planetary finite. Perspective unfolds.

The point, the fundamental element of visual structure, oscillates. It migrates within the architecture of the trihedron, trying to occupy its own coordinates, like photons tracing the contours of this world. Once stabilized, it articulates its circumstances—either within chaotic systems captured by the camera’s lens or within processes operating under the obsessive rigor of repetition. In both cases, the point remains within the boundaries of paradox, being simultaneously wave and particle, whole and fragment.”
— Curatorial text by Norbert Filep

The exhibition, on view at AnnArt Gallery in Bucharest, can be visited until 29 November 2025.