We surround ourselves with images, posters, books, music, film, etc., knowing that we will be inspired someway, somehow. It’s never clear how or why, but we do know it will lead us somewhere.

 

For months, as we prepared for this exhibition, we collected the remnants of our daily work habits. Nothing was rejected. Any idea, sketch, image, thought or joke had potential.

 

There is a poster that sits in the windowsill of our office for the Daptone Super Soul Revue. One day two women peered through our window, pointing and smiling at the poster. Soon we realized that those women were Saun & Starr – two of the artists featured in the poster. They came inside, and we were all amazed at the coincidence. Instantly we were friends.

 

From poster to chance encounter to exhibition, this story, while exceptional, is not unlike our daily search for ideas and inspiration. Looking at everything as a potential for an idea is one of the things we at MING believe in wholeheartedly.