Like Dust

Group exhibition of work by Kat Davis, Mikey Foster Estes, Shorty Greene, and Hyewon Yoon

Modified Arts is excited to present Like Dust, a group exhibition of work by recent Eye Lounge alumni Kat Davis, Mikey Foster Estes, Shorty Greene, and Hyewon Yoon. 

Dust is a whisper across time—a mundane dance of dead skin cells, dirt particles, and microscopic fibers collecting in the corner, yet also a mechanism of geologic and cosmic time that extends beyond the scope of humanity. Encompassing a range of materials and approaches, from paintings and works on paper to found photographs and readymade sculptures, these four artists explore personal and collective memory, examining the relationship between the past, present, and potential futures.

Kat Davis excavates displaced memories from the bins and photo albums of antique stores, reinterpreting forgotten and imagined histories across cultures and generations. With an economy of means, Mikey Foster Estes tinkers with digital and physical traces of the past, reflecting on the materiality of memory and the tension between preservation and decay. Shorty Greene challenges traditional notions of belonging, combining photography, collage, printmaking, and text to explore Black female identity, history, and intimacy. Using mountains as a motif, Hyewon Yoon meticulously applies layers of acrylics and hole-punched patterns, evoking the longing for home, a connection to the past, and the promise of an uncharted future.

The works in this exhibition invite reflection and reconsideration. By incorporating found objects, repurposed materials, and layered imagery, these artists reveal a quasi-quantum entanglement with the distant, discarded, and displaced.

Like Dust opens August 16 and is on view through September 15. Gallery hours are Friday, 6 - 9 pm, Saturday, 1 - 5 pm, and Sunday 11 am -3 pm.