Josiane M.H. Pozi's exhibition "PORTRAIT O.A.Y.G." at Carlos/Ishikawa in London is reviewed through an unconventional, fragmented narrative that blends a play script with critical observation. The review describes Pozi's video works, including "Rhythmic Stimming" (2025) and "Restaurants" (2023), which capture mundane domestic scenes and personal artifacts. The text shifts between a first-person account of meeting the artist and a scripted dialogue between characters J and E, reflecting the exhibition's themes of identity, selfhood, and the poetic potential of everyday objects.
This review matters because it demonstrates how contemporary artists like Pozi are challenging traditional modes of art criticism and exhibition-making by merging performance, video, and text. The review itself becomes a performative act, mirroring the artist's interest in fluid identities and the blurring of boundaries between art and life. It highlights a growing trend in which artists and critics alike experiment with form to explore complex ideas about personhood and representation in the digital age.