“On one hand I believe in the idea of expression but on the other I am skeptical of this,” Victoria Morton remarked in an interview. Such contradictory beliefs can be felt within a painting such as Photosynthesis (all works 2014), one of the five large recent works presented in this exhibition. It shows a dense field of expressive color marks mixed with the contours of several human figures. Some high-pressure situation seems to be depicted, even if the action is not clearly defined. The composition appears controlled and directed despite the flow of expressive gestures.

Photosynthesis continues