The Emergent Field of Becoming

Jessie Rose Vala

August 1 - 30, 2026

Opening Reception

Saturday, August 1, 2026
5:00–8:00 pm

Gallery Hours

Saturdays & Sundays, 12-5 pm

The Emergent Field of Becoming is a theatrical installation that touches on a complex web of inquiries relating to climate change, industry-made chemicals, mytho-historical migration narratives, and pop-esoteric imagery.

At the center of this exhibition, a sculptural figure adorned with a glowing blue necklace peers downwards towards a LCD flat-screen where animated molecular structures of industrial chemicals arc and skitter across fossilized sediments. Washed in blues and greens, the central figure, inspired by the Irish epic of Cessair, wears a long tall hat that guides the eye towards a shimmering projection of rising waters, a calling poem, and ancient vessels of trade.

In title, The Emergent Field of Becoming, evokes paradoxical realities as relational sites of continual flow and interbeing.

The Emergent Field of Becoming, 2026, exhibition installation view

Photo documentation by Mario Gallucci

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