CURATORIAL TEXTWarrior-Walker’s paintings imbue a visual translation of place, memory, and a connection to cultural identity. The title of this show refers to a pareidolic interpretation. The phenomena of perceiving images in cloud formations, or seeing a religious icon burnt into a slice of toast. In the West a common example of pareidolia is the Man in the Moon, created by the dark markings …
CURATORIAL TEXTWarrior-Walker’s paintings imbue a visual translation of place, memory, and a connection to cultural identity. The title of this show refers to a pareidolic interpretation. The phenomena of perceiving images in cloud formations, or seeing a religious icon burnt into a slice of toast. In the West a common example of pareidolia is the Man in the Moon, created by the dark markings visible on its nearest side. In East Asia the markings are referred to as the Moon Rabbit. We are hardwired to Interpret image and meaning into abstraction, it’s one way in which we make sense of the …