THINK A LOT

THINK A LOT
2nd year GFA solo fine art exhibition by UVic Fine Arts candidate LES666.
September 15-20th, 2025.

Tuesday, September 16, 12:34pm: Lunch & Learn w/LES666.
Friday, September 19th, 6-10pm: Reception, with performances of DIELECTRIC and efemme.
Saturday, September 20th, 11-1pm: Drawing + Music w/ LES666 + Lesley Junior.

Audain Gallery in the Visual Arts Building, University of Victoria.

Abstract:
“And all owls think a lot, a lot, a lot, think a lot, think a lot, think a lot, think a lot…”
–quote from children’s story Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Cumulative research and experiments in sound, video, projection, LES666 layers both analogue and digital in this second year GFA show. Creating an experiential and interactive environment, THINK A LOT takes its form as a deconstructed quilt in self-portrait. Its abstract patchwork of reflection, refraction and cyclical motion references their personal story of surrealist cinematic nostalgia. With responding light, colours, and sound, a woven meta-narrative invites you to imagine the significance and insignificance of events that feel like magic, imbuing the serendipity of the everyday. Connecting the stories we tell ourselves and stories that form ley lines through -and to- our family, friends, and even strangers that pass us by; every piece is put together in its ‘right place’ a duality of order and chaos. From a divination car radio to a street light turning off under your window, talking plants, and the remarkable perception given by a child, THINK A LOT tunes into crip theory comforts found nestled in the blanket of all-seeing frequencies.

THANK YOU:
Supervisor Carey Newman, committee members Paul Walde, Kelly Richardson, Kevin Kerr, Indeed Victoria, Zech Inkster, Cedric Bomford, Daniel Taggart-Hodge, Marian Boyer, Nanny (RIP), Mat O’Hara, Uncle Kevin, Uncle Walter, Holden, Diana Deutsch, Victoria Edgar, Alan Costaz, Ryan Duan, Peter MacBeth, Rainy Huang, Keith Jones, Hollis Roberts, Janine, Limbic Media, Cedric, Juliana Sech, Matt Munro, Scott Amos, Ciel Arbour-Boehme, Lia Liang, Monkey C, Juliana Sech, Rainy Huang, Cameron Kidd, Jenna Poorman, Meow Wolf, Currents New Media SF, Morgan Cook, Adam Fothergill, Minutemen Printing, Plexi-Klass, Moniker Press, Guy Segel, Sohee Hong, Matty and all my friends and relations.