Something Hallucinated: Watercolors by Harmony White
On view January 20, 2024 - February 22, 2024
Opening Reception January 20, 2024 7PM-10PM
Something Hallucinated is a collection of surreal watercolor paintings by Harmony Witte that depict a series of hallucinations experienced over the course of nearly a decade. Harmony used AI to create the sketches for the paintings, feeding it descriptions of their hallucinations and adding an element of chance to the process, producing work that feels both alien and unexpected. Pulling meaning out of noise, mirroring the unsettling experience of having the hallucinations.
This show aims to destigmatize mental illness and open the way for conversations about psychosis, and those bizarre things that many people have seen at least once in their lives that makes them question reality. Lots of people have had the feeling that they were being watched as they go about their business—what does it mean to be able to see the watchers? Are these experiences a glimpse into some unseen reality or simply a symptom of improperly medicated bipolar disorder and uncontrolled grief? This show asks where is the line between accepted reality and hallucination?
Harmony Witte is a self-taught artist who has been creating since they were a small child. They live in Cambridge, MA with their husband and 2 cats. Harmony publishes art zines under the moniker DissArmoníe and works as a culture writer for Sampan Newspaper and I Heart Noise. Mainly focusing on watercolor with forays into muraling, zine publishing, arts organizing, teaching, vending, and building giant puppets. Much of their work is influenced by dreams, nightmares, religious deconstruction, hallucinations, and pop culture and it utilizes vibrant color and strong themes to present glimpses of an alternate reality.
