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Narcissus’ Pagoda
3/14/25 - 5/17/25
Wolfgang Gallery
Atlanta, GA


Drawing inspiration from the myth of Narcissus, the exhibition delves into themes of observation, reflection, and performance. Narcissus’ Pagoda is an architectural dialogue between the subject and observer that focuses on a body of water that captures an unobtainable image. In this exhibition, the surface of the water serves as a lens, material, and performance object. Within the gallery lies an on-site pagoda structure to serve as an allegory and vessel. Inside, a reflection allows for a deeply personal act of looking that bridges autobiography, perspective, and situational experience.

to touch the sky with two arms2025, oil on panel, 60 x 72 in.
to touch the sky with two arms
2025, oil on panel, 60 x 72 in.



Installation view 1



Narcissus' PagodaBamboo, wood, plaster, velvet, light, ceramic vessel, water, 24 in. diameter oil on canvas painting. The structure measures 6x8x9 feet and the doorway is 63” tall (my height).
Narcissus' Pagoda
Bamboo, wood, plaster, velvet, light, ceramic vessel, water, 24 in. diameter oil on canvas painting. The structure measures 6x8x9 feet and the doorway is 63” tall (my height).

Detail (installation inside pagoda reveals a painting’s reflection on the water’s surface)
Detail (installation inside pagoda reveals a painting’s reflection on the water’s surface)


Detail (installation inside pagoda reveals a painting’s reflection on the water’s surface)
Detail (installation inside pagoda reveals a painting’s reflection on the water’s surface)



Installation view, L to R: sub specie aeterni, omphalos, Narcissus' Pagoda
Installation view, L to R: sub specie aeterni, Omphalos, Narcissus’ Pagoda


sub specie aeterni, Omphalos
Installation view, L to R: sub specie aeterni, Omphalos

omphalos2025, oil on canvas, 30x36 in.
omphalos
2025, oil on canvas, 30x36 in.

Detail of sub specie aeterni
Detail of sub specie aeterni



Installation view, L to R: bluer than blue can be, sub specie aeterni
Installation view, L to R:
bluer than blue can be, sub specie aeterni


Installation view, L to R: Beach Day, Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body, The Practice of Living, Lago Hess
Installation view, L to R:
Beach Day, Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body, The Practice of Living, Lago Hess


Beach Day2025, oil on canvas, 44 x 132 in.
Beach Day
2025, oil on canvas, 44 x 132 in.


Installation view, L to R: Angelita, Beach Day, Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body
Installation view, L to R:
Angelita, Beach Day, Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body



Installation view, L to R: I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain, The Stray
Installation view, L to R:
I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain, The Stray


I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain2025, oil on panel, 36 x 24 in.
I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain
2025, oil on panel, 36 x 24 in.




The Stray2025, oil on canvas, 36 x 60 in.
The Stray
2025, oil on canvas, 36 x 60 in.

Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body2025, oil on panel, 24 x 30 in.
Elegy for a Specific and Impossible Body
2025, oil on panel, 24 x 30 in.


Installation view: for thousands of years I have roamed the earth in search of you, 2025, oil on panel, 96 in. diameterInstallation view:
for thousands of years I have roamed the earth in search of you, 2025, oil on panel, 96 in. diameter