Pam Virada’s work explores various manifestations of spatial haunting and thehaunted house archetype, especially in relation to non-places and film sets, treading the lines between fiction and reality. Employing a multidisciplinary approach that combines research, practice, and intuition, she uses installations and moving images to reconfigure existing contexts and narratives. By combining ready-mades with sculptures, she creates layered environments that invite viewers to experience a blend of historical and fictional elements. 

In this work, Pam Virada reflects on ideas of domesticity, together with imagery from Yasujiro Ozu’s seasonal films. Fascinated by Ozu’s portrayal of domestic drama and the complexities of Confucianist family, Virada delves into his thematic exploration of time. She repurposes a tray, originally meant for serving, transforming its function to reflect light, like the transformation and subversion of the traditional female role within the Confucian family household. The candle, in turn, re-animates the image.

Pam Virada is represented by Nova Contemporary.