Encoded Forms

Joël Prevost is a classical sculptor of the human form. Darcy Johnson is an abstract artist interested in the human mind, memory, and organic processes. Both artists have had many years to develop their particular visual language and find that there are ways their artwork overlaps and inspires the other. For this exhibit, Darcy and Joël have each done specific drawings and sculptures that respond to each other's artwork. These collaborations reference the changing human experience of ourselves and our contemporary environment.

Both Joël’s and Darcy’s individual work expresses the ‘organic’ coming up against the ‘synthetic’ as we collectively confront technology, consciousness, and our relationship to other organisms. Their work embodies the reach and influence of humanity on a complex and evolving organic planet. The technologies that build urban environments, digital realities, and global economies have the potential to blur our understanding of natural history. Do we put ourselves at risk of being alienated from our own biology and connection with the rest of the natural world as we become embedded in a worldview that excludes the other organisms and the natural processes we depend on? It seems we still have choices to live in a healthier balance on a diverse and thriving planet. This artwork asks the viewer to consider what to amplify as we engage in new technical possibilities.