Shedding the mask: Christopher Kelly unveils "Evisceration" at Ruup & Form

Ruup & Form presents Evisceration by Christopher Kelly, a solo exhibition that brings the internal terrain of Kelly's neurodivergent experience into sculptural and spatial form. The exhibition marks the fifth chapter of Kelly’s long running project Interwoven, and represents a pivotal moment of exposure, clarity, and material resolve. Rooted in lived experience of Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder, Evisceration examines the gradual loosening and shedding of masking. Masking is understood here as the often-unconscious restructuring of self-required to navigate neurotypical environments. Through textile-based sculpture, installation, and furniture scale works, Kelly renders these internal negotiations visible, tactile, and spatially present. Working with crochet, macramé, weaving, and natural or repurposed materials, Kelly constructs form that oscillate