Pavel Kraus - Archaeology / Excavation 2003 - 2004
The "constructed" paintings in the "Archaeology / Excavation" series are crafted of tinted beeswax over wooden support. The qualities of the wax, applied in layers, convey a palpable physical presence. The works rely on a dual, contradictory essence; they allude to a ritualized context, but no particular myth. In the same way they refer to specific types of objects without being those objects.

Dave Seccombe - David Seccombe's "Modern Consumption" series includes vivid portraits of the materials and objects comprising the modern American commercial landscape in all its variety, texture and color. The photographs were captured with an old Nikon camera and printed digitally.

Rick Araluce - Deserted places, empty rooms, ill lit chambers, claustrophobic crawl-spaces, environments stained by memory, some tense with strangeness, others burdened with loss: all these mysterious spaces are portrayed in these constructions. The components within these works are handmade including the boxes that house the tiny creations; the doors, windows, bricks, mouldings, the tables, the flooring, all utilize wood, plastic, paper, natural materials and whatever the artist deems necessary to complete the illusion.