Samuel Lo: Seen in the Light, Known in the Dark

SEAN CHRISTOPHER GALLERY PRESENTS
Samuel Lo: Seen in the Light, Known in the Dark (July 1 - August 15, 2026), an exhibition of lens-based works by Lo who received his MFA in Visual Arts (May 2026).
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday July 11, 3-5pm *
GALLERY HOP RECEPTION
Saturday August 1, 4-8pm
ARTIST STATEMENT
We see less in the sun than we do in the darkness. The sun is a spotlight that only reveals fragments of our world. Sunlight exposes us to the pressure of being seen.
We constantly perform and posture in sunlight under the direction of observation, even if no one or nothing is there to see us. As the morning sun rises, we are subjected to restlessness. Even after the advent of artificial light, sunlight still conjures ‭an anxiety of exerting ourselves ‬within its limits. ‭“Hurry, the sun's going down!” As the sun sets, dusk and nightfall usher in ‬surrender. ‭“‬What more can we do?‭”‬ There is a release with accepting darkness. Without the spotlight glaring ‭at‬ us, we can be honest and vulnerable. No more pressure to perform. No more threats to know that we are being seen. Darkness holds all the secrets and truths that cannot be seen in the light. There is no “total” ‭sunlight or ‬“‭complete‬”‭ daylight. Only ‬total darkness. Complete darkness.
Seen in the Light, Known in the Dark‭ brings attention to the limitations of light as a partial ‬lens or filter for understanding, and darkness as a vessel for holding everything‭. ‬Drawing inspiration from the cycles between day and night, works in this exhibition follow this same arc. What is seen in the light slowly transitions through an increasingly darker gradient into what is known in the dark.
GALLERY HOURS
Wednesday July 1, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday July 2, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday July 3, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday July 4 • CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
[*No July Gallery Hop this Year]
Wednesday July 8, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday July 9, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday July 10, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday July 11, 3-5pm
[*a Non-Gallery Hop Opening Reception]
Wednesday July 15, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday July 16, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday July 17, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday July 18, 1:30-3:30pm
Wednesday July 22, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday July 23, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday July 25, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday July 26, 1:30-3:30pm
Wednesday July 29, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday July 30, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday July 31, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday August 1, 4-8pm
[Mid-Exhibition Gallery Hop Reception]
Wednesday August 5, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday August 6, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday August 7, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday August 8, 1:30-3:30pm
Wednesday August 12, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday August 13, 3:30-5:30pm
Friday August 14, 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday August 15, 1:30-3:30pm
BY APPOINTMENT VISITS
Schedule a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday
[Days of Availability for seeing Exhibit] by Calling or texting (614) 327-1344 to Pre-Schedule (please leave a message)
INVITATION IMAGE
Samuel Lo, Face (Dreams of Stolen Futures), photography, 2025
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