Max Heaton, Canacadea Creek, 2024, Stone
Yara Asmar, In Decomposition, 2022, 3-Channel 4K Video Projection
Val Courrege, Flesh and Flesh– Jan, 2024, Glazed Stoneware
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, Installation View
Justin Donica, Spring Break (detailed view), 2024, Diptych, Oil on canvas
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, Installation View
Eylül Doğanay, momentglass, 2024, scrap wood, spray paint, marker
(left) Max Heaton, Âme, 2024, Acrylic and graphite on canvas and (right) Max Heaton, Cliffhanger, 2024, Acrylic and graphite on canvas
Diabou Hubbard, Caught, Yet Free, 2024, 3D printed with TPU filament (detailed view)
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, Installation View
chloe abidi, deer in motion, 2024, inkjet prints on toned multimedia paper
chloe abidi, untitled (windows), 2024, dye sublimation on wood boards
Kameo Chambers, Black Girl as Material, 2024, Acrylic Screenprint on Kilnformed Glass (detailed view)
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, Installation View
(left) Val Courrege, Return to Happiness, 2024, Oil Paint over Airbrush and (right) Xavi LeFevre, Alchemical Perfection (Sissy-Fags), 2024, Oil on Canvas
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, Installation View
Jae Lee, Dissonance of internal discomfort: Revamped, 2024, Sony CRT, Sandin, T-Amp, headphones
L'appel du Vide: the Call of the Void
Robert C. Turner Gallery – Catwalk
November 1–8, 2024
Curated Exhibition featuring artists Chloe Abidi, Yara Asmar, Val Courrege, Justin Donica, Eylul Doganay, Max Heaton, Diabou Hubbard, Jae Lee, and Xavi Lefevre.
L’appel du Vide: the Call of the Void, curated by Kameo Chambers, explores the complex relationship between artists and the concept of the void. Rooted in the French phrase “l’appel du vide” – often translated as “the call of the void” – this exhibition delves into the philosophical pull between creation and emptiness. The phrase, commonly understood as an urge to engage with the unknown or forbidden, reflects the artist's journey: was artistry always an innate force, or is it an answer to something larger, a beckoning void?
The works in this exhibition embody the tension between the inherent and the inspired. Featuring senior BFA and first-year MFA students from expanded media and painting, each piece offers a unique response to this artistic "call" or its absence. Together, they reveal a collective exploration of artistry’s origins, echoing both individual and shared connections to the mystery of the creative impulse.