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Komal Lally

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kinda artist and hopeful curator exploring new media
⚲ toronto
⤿ member of @machines.of
⤿ personal account @komalla___
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poodle soup, 25th Annual IA Current Exhibition - Curated by Komal Lally 🥣 Opening Reception November 4 from 7–9 PM w/ performances by @joy.provision 🥣 Alternative Controllers Workshop presented by @machines.of play Thursday November 19 from 6–8PM 🥣 Artist Q&A (closing reception) Saturday December 5 from 3–5PM Featuring work by James Rollo, Mad Holl, Perspekt Collective, Shihab Mian, and Yusuf Shamma, poodle soup explores absurdism and how we can bring play into our current worldviews, welcoming life’s illogical nature. Drawing on Bernard Suits’s idea of play as the redirection of useful resources toward activities valuable only in themselves, this group exhibition looks at artists who redirect technology into nonsensical ways of creation, collectively making play a conscious act, encouraging oddity and openness over consumption, with intention to experiment without reason. Thinking about irony, cyclical living, and perceived “uselessness”, Lally invites us to embrace an impulse that we’ve had since childhood, nurturing whatever instincts may surface as a way of navigating life in spite of it all. Image courtesy of Yusuf Shamma.
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Nuit Blanche 2026 Angelina Almanza Komalık Lally Simon Liao Bitbrainz inc Couzyn Van Heuvelen Elephants Collective SJ Okemow Hiba Abdallah Shelley Niro Alexandra Gelis
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Nuit Blanche lit up the night at the DX! 🌙 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us after dark to experience Resonant Glimpse, an incredible immersive art installation by artists @lina.elmanza and @komalfunctiion The energy in the space was unforgettable as visitors explored light, perception, and community connection until the morning hours, each adding their own touch into the piece. 💡 Swipe through the carousel to relive the magic! ➡️ @nuitblancheto #nbTO26
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Resonant Glimpse. Angelina Almanza (@lina.elmanza) and Komal Lolly (@komalfunctiion). On display at @nuitblancheto 2026 overnight from Saturday October 3, 2026 to Sunday October 4, 2026. . ARTIST STATEMENT - An immersive environment of delicate hanging structures, generative song and encompassing reactive projections allows you to shape the surroundings for those who come after. . Centering on the immersive sound and suspended sheer sculptures, the installation is a reflection of temporality through action, presence and memory. Each interaction with the work is a record of the person before them. Join in and create memories of tomorrow. . @designexchange #nbto26
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NUIT BLANCHE TORONTO 2026 @nuitblancheto Tomorrow's Memories: Celebrate 20 years of art And Thank you @momoteatoronto for a warm and comfort hojicha tea @japanesecanadianculturalcentre to end my adventure. #nbto26 #nuitblanche #torontoartscene #artinstallation #streetsoftoronto
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Toronto, get ready to experience art that literally moves with you! 🌌🔊 Nuit Blanche is taking over the Design Exchange with an extraordinary interactive installation that comes alive only when you are there. Centering on four massive seven-foot tall speakers, suspended sheer sculptures, and glowing projected particle systems, this space responds dynamically to the crowd. As more people enter, the installation amplifies, reacting directly to the presence, sounds, and energy of the audience! 🤝 Become part of the artwork: Grab a paper kit to delicately add to the structures, adjust the chains, and leave a tactile mark for the next visitor. Every interaction leaves a footprint, creating a collective memory of the night. The paper kits are limited and will drop every hour on the hour. Let’s create the memories of tomorrow! See you at DX! 📍 Where: Design Exchange, 234 Bay St. Toronto 🗓️ When: October 3, 7PM-7AM 💫 Project: Resonant Glimpse 🎨 Artists: Angelina Almanza and Komal Lally 🎟️ Admission: Free! Learn more at toronto.ca/NuitBlanche 🔗 Link in bio! #nbTO26 #NuitBlanche #ResonantGlimpse #TorontoArt #TorontoEvents
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InterAccess is pleased to announce the selection of emerging curator Komal Lally for the 2026 IA Current program. Lally will curate a group exhibition taking place in InterAccess’s gallery in Fall 2026 examining how exploration, tinkering, and play can be used to reimagine an “otherwise” future for our technology. The call for artworks will open in the coming weeks. 🪁 ABOUT THE CURATOR Komal Lally is an emerging interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Tkaronto. Her artistic practice is material focused, valuing experimentation and exploration. Currently, she is interested in working (or fighting) with light materials, like paper and fabric, to create immersive environments. In her curatorial work, she aims to uplift the idea that technology should be for everyone through well-meant nonsense and irony. Encouraging curiosity and creation over credentialism, she wants to make room to play. Lally aims to create ongoing spaces of encounter, dedicated to working with and in service of artists, creating works that feel honest, responsive, and warm. Lally has a BFA in New Media from Toronto Metropolitan University, founded NEXT (New Media Exhibition Team) and machines of collective, and has shown with The Creative School, Little Robot Friends, Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Bash, and Nuit Blanche (forthcoming). 🪁 ABOUT IA CURRENT The InterAccess Current (IA Current) program supports the professional development of emerging curators and artists interested in new media and electronic practices. Each year, InterAccess selects an emerging curator, who works closely with InterAccess staff to conceptualize and execute an exhibition of works by emerging artists. “Current” refers to the now, of course, but it is also an energetic charge that causes light, heat and all manner of electronic life; an apt metaphor for emergent creative practices within the ever-expanding field of new media. Photo by Liam Mackenzie
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Just a little over a week left to experience my multimedia interactive analog video piece ‘Identity Glitch’ at Little Robot Friends for the exhibit ‘I See Myself and No One In Millions of Other Systems’, curated by @theartofkomal ‘Identity Glitch’ is an interactive installation which allows the user to make glitch art of themselves in real time, using a video mixer box as well as a CRT tv, VHS player, and mini VHS camera. There will be selection of VHS films which will be interchangeable throughout the exhibit’s run, meaning every interaction had with the piece will be different for every user. While the exhibit ends on June 19th, we have lots of programming until then, including an Artist Panel on June 18th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Hope to see some of you there!
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that’s a wrap! once again, a huge thank you to everyone who came to support us at our very first show. it could not have been a better start to our collective :))) more to come !! 📸 taken by @vivian.fung_ / @lumilis
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lots lots lots going on this weekend! exciting to see with the nice sunny weather, do west fest, riverdale art walk...everyone's got to get out! lmk where you get out to (or if I missed anything) also thanks to those who submitted for some shows I never would've found. glad to have some shows off the beaten path
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ART IN GLENGARRY PARK NEW DATE, SATURDAY JUNE 13TH FROM 2-7 🫶💜🥳 UPCOMING EVENTS YIPPEEEEE 🥳🎉🫶 June is gonna be such a busy month, I’m so excited 💕🎨💜 You can catch me or my art at the following events! - @npccarts “BE CREATIVE” Pride 2026 Art Space Connect Gallery, 56 Nielson Dr, Etobicoke May 26th-June 11th - “I see myself and no one in millions of other systems” curated by @theartofkomal at @lilrobotfriends 1832 Danforth Ave, Toronto June 6th- June 19th I will be taking part in the artist panel on the 18th! -Art in Glengarry Park (St Catharines) Organized by @melissacammisuli @cityofstcatharines @rodmanartniagara June 6th 2PM-7PM -Niagara Pride & Joy (CO VENDOR WITH @riffrandellsmemes YIPPPEEEE) @niagaraartistscentre 345 St Paul Street St Catharines June 27th 11am-5pm #smallartbusiness #niagaraartist #torontoartist
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Excited to share that a revamped version of my piece ‘Identity Glitch’ will be on display at this upcoming exhibition, “I See Myself and No One In Millions of Other Systems”. ‘Identity Glitch’ is an interactive installation which allows the user to make glitch art of themselves in real time, using a video mixer box as well as a CRT tv, VHS player, and mini VHS camera. There will be selection of VHS films which will be interchangeable throughout the exhibit’s run, meaning every interaction had with the piece will be different for every user. Curated by the amazing fellow @newmedia_tmu alum Komal Lally (@theartofkomal). This exhibit will be on display at Little Robot Friends from June 6th - 19th with the opening reception being on June 5th. While I will unfortunately be away the day of the opening reception, I am happy to announce that I will be participating in the Artist Panel when I get back, which will take place on June 18th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Thanks again to Komal for curating this show, and for the other amazing artists whose work will also be on display!
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