Bijijoo Exhibition Catalogue

This catalogue is for Bijijoo's inaugural solo exhibition at Saatchi Yates in St James, London from 16th March - 28th May, 2023. The exhibition saw a select number of new works delving into his personal world of monsters and characters that garnered him a cult following on TikTok. Bijijoo’s paintings result from process-driven experimentation with painting media and automatic drawing, using traditional and digital techniques. He builds mixed media layers to amplify interplays of light, colour, and texture. Images are conjured from chaos, in a process akin to divination. The forms that take shape trend toward human and animal: grotesque exaggerations of life, monstrous cartoons, vanitas. Narratives emerge through these interactions, reflecting struggle, celebration, and introspection. The results depict experiences, interactions, and movements frozen in a personal space and time. 

The exhibition catalogue includes a catalogue essay written by archivist and author Maija Anderson. Illustrated in color throughout, the catalogue also features twenty-one paintings and a sculpture created in collaboration with Scott Foster. A selection of frames from Bijijoo's TikToks have been included in the catalogue. Through meticulously framed, step-by-step shots of his painting processes, Bijijoo’s TikTok videos convey the physicality of his work, accompanied with ASMR-inducing sound editing, and self-composed electronic music.  

Hardcover, 30 x 25cm