Arts + Literature Laboratory presents Recombination, an exhibition by Vera Scekic, on view from Tuesday, March 18 to Saturday, April 12, 2025.
A reception for current exhibitions will be held Friday, April 4, 2025, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Adopting the visual culture of biology as metaphor and armature, Vera Scekic treats paint as if it were an organism, exploring its material, chromatic and formal properties using a process that combines chance occurrences with a systematic approach. The Racine-based artist’s practice is an analog response to developments in the life sciences that are enabling alterations to the genomes of a range of organisms, including humans. Recombination, the show’s title, refers to a process whereby genetic material from disparate sources is combined, either naturally or in the lab, to create new DNA, proteins and organisms. The biological process parallels the way Scekic creates her paintings: by repeatedly inserting chance into a “rules-based” method of working while reintegrating elements from prior paintings into new works.
