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Panthalassa, the name of the ancient ocean that once surrounded the Earth and in which the early evolution of life unfolded, forms the starting point for J. Parker Valentine’s fifth solo exhibition at Galerie Max Mayer. Through new drawings and bronze sculptures and with the gallery's outside becoming part of the exhibition for the first time, Panthalassa explores shifting ways of seeing, where images emerge and familiar boundaries begin to blur. Like the ancient ocean itself, it evokes a world in constant change, where borders remain fluid. This sense of transformation extends into the courtyard, where a bronze sculpture wraps around a tree, blurring the distinction between natural growth and sculptural form, as though another living presence were emerging from the water.
In The Log from the Sea of Cortez, John Steinbeck writes, “An ocean without its unnamed monsters would be like a completely dreamless sleep.” His image of the sea points to what escapes immediate recognition,…
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Panthalassa, the name of the ancient ocean that once surrounded the Earth and in which the early evolution of life unfolded, forms the starting point for J. Parker Valentine’s fifth solo exhibition at Galerie Max Mayer. Through new drawings and bronze sculptures and with the gallery's outside becoming part of the exhibition for the first time, Panthalassa explores shifting ways of seeing, where images emerge and familiar boundaries begin to blur. Like the ancient ocean itself, it evokes a world in constant change, where borders remain fluid. This sense of transformation extends into the courtyard, where a bronze sculpture wraps around a tree, blurring the distinction between natural growth and sculptural form, as though another living presence were emerging from the water.
In The Log from the Sea of Cortez, John Steinbeck writes, “An ocean without its unnamed monsters would be like a completely dreamless sleep.” His image of the sea points to what escapes immediate recognition,…
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