GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY is pleased to present Winds Across the Inner Sea, a solo exhibition of new work by John F. Simon, Jr. Playing between instinct and idea, this series of large scale compositions combine laser cut Formica and LCD screens with endlessly changing software. Each composition merges the physicality of the material world with the fluid inner world of code. The LCD screen functions simultaneously as a visual element of the surface and a window into the system’s evolution.

Simon’s early software artwork, Every Icon (1997), introduced a concept that still forms the foundation of his current software. The idea is based on the understanding that simple rules, activated and displayed on a screen, create more images than anyone can ever see in their lifetime. This exhibition explores the concept further by contrasting digital color and simulated lighting on LCD panels with physical surfaces. The endless variability of the software evokes new connotations of what is infinite when seen against the dimensionality and texture of materials.