John-David Richardson and Emily Wiethorn. Work from HERE YOU COME AGAIN. “As individuals, each of us has experienced profoundly traumatic encounters with masculinity, violence, and misogyny. These experiences have left indelible marks, shaping who we are as artists and how we navigate the world. In our individual practices, we each grapple with these complex dynamics, […]

Jeffery Meris Work from Catch a Stick of Fire. “Jeffrey Meris’s hanging sculptures, reminiscent of chandeliers, are made of aluminium piping, ceramic vessels, and spider plants. These materials, along with Meris’s shift from working with steel and iron to aluminum, a lighter, and, as Meris says, a more “intimate” metal—often found in domestic spaces for […]

Leonard Suryajaya Work from False Idol. “… Leonard Suryajaya’s series False Idols pushes the boundaries of representation of his/our intimate relationships. Using his loved ones as subjects in his bizarre play, Suryajaya creates elaborate scenes that are beautiful, absurd and at times disturbing. He works with several different mediums to stretch our point of view […]

Justin Plakas Work from Waiting Room. “I had spent a lot of time in the waiting room of the Shock Trauma Unit at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore and then even more time within the trauma unit itself. My father had been in a really horrible car accident and for months all my […]