Banana in the Room by SZACK (Seksun Toommai)

In a society saturated with symbols, values, and layered meanings to the point that it becomes difficult to distinguish what is real from what is constructed, the exhibition “Banana in the Room” presents the “banana” as an ordinary object often overlooked yet one that holds complex associations both personally and socially.

Within this seemingly simple and familiar space, artist Szack employs the banana as a visual symbol humorous, recognizable, and seemingly harmless to prompt us to question the things we all “see right in front of us,” but rarely address with sincerity.

If the phrase “Elephant in the room” speaks to a major issue that everyone knows but refuses to confront,

then “Banana in the room” refers to something so familiar, so amusing, and so seemingly safe that we no longer take it seriously enough to question it forgetting that beneath its simplicity lies a complexity we have chosen not to see.

Here, the banana is not merely a fruit, but a stand-in for image, gender identity, the fragility of perception, and the truths we bury beneath laughter.
We laugh at it in order to avoid facing it.
We treat it as a joke so that we do not have to speak of it directly.

This exhibition invites viewers to be with the banana in the room:

Not simply to look, but to observe.
Not merely to laugh, but to question.
Not to let it fade into the background of familiarity,
but to open space for the hidden meanings behind its humor to emerge.

Because sometimes, the thing we believe to be “nothing”
is precisely the thing we have avoided speaking about for far too long.

Exhibition from 17 Jan – 21 Feb 2026
📍333Gallery / warehouse30
Gallery Open: Tuesday – Sunday 11.00-18.00 (Closed on Monday)

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