Mind and Matter

Mind and Matter examines the ways our brains interpret the world around us through art. This exhibition brings together objects from the Crystal Bridges permanent collection that explore perception, neuroscience and wellness through creative materials and ways of making. 

Mind and Matter features artworks in a variety of mediums like stained glass, fiber, and wood by artists Lia Cook, David Ellsworth, Robyn Horn, Michael Lee, John Jordan, Michael Peterson, Judith Schaechter, and Devorah Sperber. The exhibition debuts several new acquisitions to the collection, including Super/Natural by Schaechter and Su Series by Cook. Created during Schaechter’s residency at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, Super/Natural is an immersive stained-glass dome exploring biophilia, beauty, and the brain’s response to art. In Su Series, Cook based each of the 32 individual weavings on the same photograph of herself as a child. The panels are unique as Cook uses different weaving techniques and patterns, drawing from data science and medical imaging technologies to investigate perception and cognition.

This exhibition is free, no tickets required.