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.
Rose Jail takes its title from the ‘Standout’ feature on the dating app Hinge, where users are required to send roses in order to connect with the most desirable of their potential matches. However, users can only send one rose per week—after that, they must pay for more. The term ‘rose jail’ was coined to describe the feeling of being unable to connect with your perfect match without having to pay. The algorithm locks true love behind bars.
The exhibition brings together artists who survey modern romance from various angles, taking inspiration from the show’s title and drawing from their own experiences navigating today’s romantic landscape. Through painting, sculpture, installation and moving image, the artists 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.
The works exhibited question how we develop intimacy in a digital world that both draws us together and pushes us further apart.
