Remnants Redux
September 2–November 17, 2022 | Exhibition concept and all works | Curated by Debra Kayes | Organized by Meimei Yu | Alcove Gallery, Chicago

Derived from the earlier Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered exhibition, Remnants Redux is the abridged reinterpretation of our cross disciplinary work exploring the boundaries of graphic design through photography, collage, and other media.

Bits of color, twisted form, faded words—stimulation is inspiration. The mode of operation is that of a street photographer, constantly noticing the unnoticed: the decrepit, the dilapidated, the dismissed. Our eyes scan, automatically and systematically, as they move through the city, waiting for delight, for curios to reveal themselves. Whimsy and happenstance are key. When found, these trash treasures are photographed or brought back, examined, and then set aside until one day partnered or grouped with other finds. Such is the process: hunting and gathering, thinking and making. The eyes, the brain, the heart—they don’t switch off. They invariably detect, desire, and direct the hands, continually compelled.