Taipei Alley (Taipei, Taiwan)

Edgar Takoyaki developed his passion for photography after documenting his first visit to Japan with a point-and-shoot camera in 2005. In the years since, Edgar has studied the technical side of photography while developing his distinctive style. His subjects are varied, from portraiture and travel photography to elaborately staged sci-fi-noir scenes. Much of his work reflects the influence of Japanese culture and science fiction, and is distinguished by a dark, atmospheric quality that suggests a larger story behind each image.

Dama Gallery is pleased to present Before the Fall, a group exhibition featuring artists working across photography, painting, collage, portraiture, landscape, abstraction, and geometric form. This exhibition examines the fragile interdependence between nature, humanity, and the systems we construct to survive within it.

Before the Fall reflects on a collective sense of suspension, an awareness that balance is never guaranteed and that harmony, once disrupted, can unravel quickly. The works in the exhibition explore moments of connection and fracture, where ecosystems, civilizations, and individuals intersect. Rather than presenting collapse as spectacle, the exhibition lingers in the tension that precedes it: the quiet instability, the warning signs, the unresolved questions.

Through varied visual languages and materials, the artists address the relationship between people and place, structure and vulnerability. Landscapes become psychological terrain; portraits suggest shared responsibility; abstract and geometric forms echo systems both natural and man-made. Together, these works create a layered narrative that underscores how deeply entwined all life remains.

While conceptually rigorous, Before the Fall is grounded in accessibility. The exhibition invites viewers to recognize themselves within the work; to reflect on stewardship, coexistence, and the consequences of imbalance. It asks not only what may be lost, but what might still be preserved through awareness and care.