Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune orchestrate chance operations in two and three dimensions. Collins silkscreens on sanded canvas surfaces and then pours, slides, and prints in oil, moving objects found in their studio like measuring sticks, jars, and hair scrunchies through the paint, using their indexical traces to record evolving states of the canvas at different moments in time. 

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Lejeune molds and presses paper pulp in compositions inspired by photos of the city sidewalk: traces of gum, neon construction markings, and paint that shift tone and color with wear over time. Responding to gravity and a selected set of constraints, Lejeune also builds sprawling machined metal pieces that contract and expand in response to their surroundings. Both artists conduct interactions between materials, blurring the line between artist’s hand and industrial process.

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune orchestrate chance operations in two and three dimensions. Collins silkscreens on sanded canvas surfaces and then pours, slides, and prints in oil, moving objects found in their studio like measuring sticks, jars, and hair scrunchies through the paint, using their indexical traces to record evolving states of the canvas at different moments in time. 

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.

Lejeune molds and presses paper pulp in compositions inspired by photos of the city sidewalk: traces of gum, neon construction markings, and paint that shift tone and color with wear over time. Responding to gravity and a selected set of constraints, Lejeune also builds sprawling machined metal pieces that contract and expand in response to their surroundings. Both artists conduct interactions between materials, blurring the line between artist’s hand and industrial process.

INSTALLATION IMAGES

Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.
Installation view, works by SR Lejeune.
Installation view, works by SR Lejeune.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins and SR Lejeune.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins.
Installation view, works by Haleigh Collins.

INDIVIDUAL ARTWORKS

Haleigh Collins, Bunch, 2024, oil on canvas, 60 x 35 in.

Haleigh Collins, Close talker, 2024, silkscreen and oil on canvas, 60 x 35 in.

Haleigh Collins, Low talker, 2024, silkscreen and oil on canvas, 60 x 35 in. 

Haleigh Collins, Planet Emotion, 2024, silkscreen and oil on canvas, 60 x 35 in.

Haleigh Collins, Ringfinger, 2024, silkscreen and oil on canvas, 60 x 35 in. 

Haleigh Collins, works on paper, 2023-2024, oil on primed paper, some with silkscreen and graphite, dims variable.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 23 x 26 ¼ in.  Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 23 x 26 ¼ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ½ x 26 ½ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 23 ¼ x 26 ½ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.

SR Lejeune, witness mark series, 2024, handmade abaca, linen, and cotton paper, 22 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. Photo courtesy Tejan Rahim. Series made with the support of the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship at Dieu Donné.