JD Malat Gallery Downtown Dubai is pleased to present All at Once, a group exhibition that brings together a collective of artists to reflect on continuity, resilience, and quiet optimism. In a moment where the world can feel uncertain, the exhibition draws on the symbolic energy of the spring season – where renewal unfolds and growth emerges not despite complexity, but alongside it.
All at Once speaks to the coexistence of multiple realities: personal and shared, fleeting and enduring, grounded and aspirational. Through an eclectic mix of perspectives and practices, the exhibition embraces this simultaneity, offering a space where contrasts do not compete, but instead unfold together.
The exhibition brings together works by Zhang Ji (China), Gary Lang (USA), Conrad Jon Godly (Switzerland), Kojo Marfo (Ghana), Santiago Parra (Colombia), Sophie-Yen Bretez (Vietnam), Tim Kent (Canada), Ur Kasin (Romania), Richard Wathen (UK), Yann Leto (France), Henrik Uldalen (South Korea) and Lu Xinjian (China), all contributing a distinct perspective to a shared dialogue on continuity, resilience, and transformation.
Each artist contributes to this dialogue through a distinct visual language. Zhang Ji’s minimalist, architecturally inspired surfaces introduce a quiet, meditative rhythm, where repetition and restraint create a sense of balance and continuity, while Gary Lang’s immersive chromatic fields position colour as an atmospheric, experiential force. This sense of structure and rhythm is echoed in Lu Xinjian’s abstracted cityscapes, where urban complexity is distilled into precise visual codes. In contrast, Ur Kasin’s multidisciplinary practice navigates the tension between the absurd and the everyday, transforming familiar scenes into textured reflections on contemporary life.
Across figuration, this dialogue becomes more psychological. Richard Wathen’s quietly uncanny portraits and Henrik Uldalen’s introspective works explore vulnerability and the human condition, while Yann Leto’s dynamic compositions weave together art historical references and contemporary culture with a sense of fragmentation and irony. Grounded by Conrad Jon Godly’s expressive mountain landscapes, capturing a sense of permanence and emotional intensity and extended through Kojo Marfo’s exploration of identity and cultural memory, the exhibition moves between abstraction and figuration, offering a layered reflection on resilience and the coexistence of multiple realities.
Rooted in a spirit of forward movement, reflecting a broader sense of progression – creative, cultural, and emotional. It serves as a reminder that even in complex and uncertain times, there remains a quiet but persistent rhythm of growth and possibility.
Press release from JD Malat Gallery, Dubai
Image: Kojo Marfo. Fury and Freedom. 2025. Image courtesy of the artist and JD Malat Gallery, Dubai
