The Nexus of Here

November 12, 2022 - January 15, 2023

WAVE Contemporary

730 SW10th Avenue, Suite 111 & 112

Portland OR 97205

WAVE Contemporary is excited to announce The Nexus of Here, an upcoming group exhibition featuring Jessi DiTillio, Claire Elliot, Tia Factor, Marcelo Fontana, Asa Mease, Midgray, Nicholas Moler-Gallardo, Susan Murrell, Hannah Newman, Morgan Rosskopf, Katherine Spinella, Michael Stephen, and John Whitten. Join us in celebrating the opening of the show on Saturday, November 12th from 5-8 pm.

The horizon line is a construction to explain the limitations of our bodies in relation to the world. Though we witness the horizon with our eyes, the phenomenon is ultimately imaginary–a concept to define our placement in built, natural, mental and social spaces. Delineating real, mental and imaginary space, the horizon persists as a faithful companion to travelers, explorers, dreamers, and field workers.

Central to the experience of the horizon is the availability of open mental and physical space. With the insatiable development of urban centers and information economies, we increasingly lose our connection with the horizon and our environment. Stable horizons give way to a mixture of depth, distance, pixels, and data. Information bubbles fragment our perception, while attention and outrage economies leave little space to change our minds, create new ideas, or explore the unfamiliar.

In the midst of personal and global scale upheaval, the exhibition The Nexus of Here offers space and perspective to recalibrate shifting horizons.

This show is proudly supported by a Regional Arts & Culture Council Make | Learn | Build Grant. Additional support is provided by: WAVE Contemporary, SATOR Projects, Prosper Portland, and IPM.