Bradley Verhelle: Obelus to Ruination

Exhibition Abstract

Obelus to Ruination is an exhibition of photographic work outlining and exploring the process of reaping memories from birthplaces, hometowns, and other places of origin. Through the hazy lens of alternative printing processes, "home" becomes an amalgamation of the lived and the liminal, compelling viewers to hold onto that which they can identify from their own homes, childhoods, and memories. The roadside trail, the rusted bridge, the desecrated barn; all of these become the show's namesake obelisks, monuments to ruin. The work curates a collective memory among those engaging with the work and encourages us to hold these spaces close — whether or not we know them.

Exhibitor Biography

Bradley Verhelle (B.F.A. '25) is a fourth-year B.F.A. student working on alternative process photography and book-arts. Their conceptual work communicates with these alternative processes, yielding ontological questions about memory, time, and identity in ways common sets of language and symbols cannot.