Rose Jail

Tache presents Rose Jail, its inaugural group exhibition of new and recent works by twelve artists. Rose Jail examines modern romance in the age of dating apps and algorithms that commodify love and reduce us to our most conventionally appealing qualities. 

The exhibition is christened after the algorithmic feature of dating app Hinge, which sees users required to send roses in order to connect with the most desirable of their potential matches. Users are limited to one rose per week—after that, they must pay for more. 'Rose Jail ' is a space of confinement within courtship, where desire and disposable income exist in a codependent relationship. The algorithm locks true love behind bars and makes revenue in ransom.

Rose Jail brings together artists who survey contemporary romance from various angles, drawing from internet culture and their own experiences navigating the landscapes of dating and relationships. Works in painting, sculpture, installation and moving image address how technology has reshaped our senses of human connection and selfhood, make revisionist reflections on traditional relationship structures, and compare today’s algorithmic matchmaking systems to methods of prophesying love in the Middle Ages. 

Together, the practices on display question how intimacy develops in a digital world that both draws us together and pushes us further apart. 

Naomi Boiko-Stapleton

Nell Castor

Louise Gaubert

Laura Kazaroff

Eldar Krainer

Thomas Lake

Grace Mcnerney

Arty Nicharee

Léa Porré

Estelle Simpson

Nicole Wallbridge Bourmistrova

Yichun Yao