Fresh Ideas

29.08.2026 - 2.10.2026

Consisting of 35 new works (12 poems and 23 visual art pieces), this exhibition was a collection of first attempts, the culmination of a three month long brainstorming period. There was no attempt in the preparation to thematically join the work together, but throughout the exhibition runtime there was special attention to how the various pieces were similar, with the goal of drawing out unintentional or subconscious themes for use in future projects. Conversations with visitors, as well as a democratic system using white stickers, were used to evaluate the work and see which ideas resonate and which pieces were most interesting to their audience. Themes that came up were: death and the acceptance of change, meditation and emotional regulation, and shifts in perspective of historical and political events over time.

The Mermaid's Photo Album

Where I cannot walk

cannot run

On land there is no one left

Where I cannot breathe

cannot speak

In the sea they only stare at me

If you recall, I was a patron once

of your galleries, in the scene

I refuse to be forgotten

under the mountains of garbage

that lean

on each other, faceless

It's cliché now

when the waters rise

The scorched earth, old hat

I remember mostly feelings

glances, grins

My elbows were harbors

for poachers, "who's that?"

"are you represented?"

a bridge between

empty houses

and barren shores

a net

working to fill

the pockets of the fishermen

The Heron I saw Flying

The heron I saw flying

had feathers missing.

It's back and neck muddy

no one to preen with.

There are herons

in my hometown too.

In suburbs they stick out,

here they feel dignified.

Our conversation stopped when I saw it.

We'd been discussing his pain,

kept in storage abroad.

I thought the heron made a sound then,

but it was just a man

washing his sores in the water.

Green Monochrome

I struggle to parse the detail

from the chaos

when the detail is

captivating

To focus on each moment

until there is enough there

to see the difference between

a leaf in shadow and soil in the sun

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