UPCOMING EXHIBITION @ COMPOUND YV | JANUARY 2027

Before the End of the World Margeaux Walter and Brad Johnson

My Other Half Margeaux Walter (L), Exfoliation, Brad Johnson (R)

Two high desert artists share last glimpses of the landscapes they left behind before venturing on their fellowships in Antarctica this austral spring. 

Margeaux Walter’s performative photographs in Sedimental highlight a dynamic group of seemingly picture-perfect environments throughout the western United States, altered by the artist’s nuanced presence within them. While at first glance these spaces may convey grandeur and breathtaking views, there are more layers within the photographs, and the geological sites where they are made. The exhibition will include photographic costumes and work from the series as well as the release of the Sedimental book.

Brad Johnson's work explores permutations of place through geological landscapes rendered, layered and animated to reveal their deep time heritage. Immersive video portraits of boulder assemblages unveil the dimensionality and sculptural beauty of the high desert’s defining geology, inside and out. The same landforms are reimagined on ethereal papers where texture, translucency and repetition venerate their timeless mutability. 

Margeaux and Brad will share their recent experiences at the end of the world as PolarSTEAM fellows. Polar STEAM is a U.S. National Science Foundation funded program facilitated by Oregon State University.