“Level“
USF MFA Art Show
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20, 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Exhibition dates: November 20 – December 11
Working Method Contemporary Gallery
Carnaghi Arts Building
2214 Belle Vue Way
Tallahassee, FL 32304
A level is an instrument used to make elements even and balanced, whereas leveling signals an act of destruction. What is understood as level from one perspective may be uneven from another, and the process itself suggests that something was unequal to begin with. A space may appear level by measurement, despite the imbalances that shape everyday life within it. Level brings together artists whose differing visual expressions offer interpretations that challenge our understanding of order and stability. In response to these conditions, the domestic interior, often associated with comfort and security, becomes a place of unease; familiar everyday objects and materials evolve into unexpected forms and imagined environments. The exhibition encourages us to reconsider what we accept as stable, and what happens when those expectations are challenged. We invite you to question what it means to make something level.