05/26/2026
Thank you to Angelica Semmelbauer for her visit and insightful take on Mark Webber’s solo exhibition, on view through June 20. We are happy to repost her words and a few images here - the full post is on Instagram:
There are some works that are so quietly conceptual that they don’t scream out any specific movement or genre (suprematism comes immediately to mind), but gently embrace you with their visual logic and nuanced play of form and shape. That’s the case for me with this lyrical, meditative exhibition of Mark Webber
Poetically titled, Keep Moving Forward While Waiting, the show highlights the artist’s continuous exploration of ready made materials, often home building ones, and found elements from the natural world. His deep embrace of all these elements is not surprising - the artist is also an avid sailor, kayaker, builder and martial artist.
“My exhibition begins at the forest’s edge, with the tree as both the genesis and the silent observer of human habitation. Branches, once part of a living canopy, now engage in a dialogue with the architecture we’ve created—embracing its lines, piercing its planes, or rendering themselves as fine, intricate lines that interact with its imposed geometry. The tree stands as both the skeletal structure and the vital exchange of oxygen. Their seemingly delicate forms, capable of impossible twists and turns, reveal a potent strength, a testament to nature’s innate capacity to devise its own plans.
Moving from the organic origins of the forest towards the stark geometry of building and mathematics, these pieces highlight a quietly miraculous truth. Even when cut and seemingly forgotten, nature’s spirit continues to observe as it holds our histories within its grain and keeps a testament to its enduring resilience.” -Mark Webber (gallery)
Congratulations, Mark on your striking, meditative show! It’s a joy knowing you and living with your work! 🙏❤️
