Lucid Voxelations
November 3rd through 14th, 2025
Location: VISER, Nancy Thompson Learning Commons, Kean University
Exhibition Walk-in Times:
Nov. 3: 3:30–4:30pm
Nov. 5: 3:30–4:30pm
Nov. 6: 1:30–2:30pm
Nov. 7: 3:30–4:30pm, Opening Reception
Nov. 10–12: 1–2:30pm
Nov. 13: 1-2pm
About the Exhibition:
In this exhibition, Johnston celebrates the wonderment of light and perception with a 270-degree projected animation experience and corresponding 3D-printed forms inspired by autumn journeys. In his new series, Johnston explores illuminated form and immersive video, building from his use of digital tools and recorded point of view. He collects both shapes and timestamps from video captured during focused explorations and uses that information as a source of formal constraint to digitally craft intriguing forms. Johnston uses data in novel ways to commemorate and share lived experience.
This exhibition is supported by the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons through the use of its specialized VISER space and the assistance of its expert staff. Johnston has completed this exhibition as part of his semester sabbatical recommended by President Repollet and awarded by the Kean University Board of Trustees.
Selected Works:
At Forest’s Edge - Lived Time Voxelation. Selected for the LACDA 2025 International Juried Exhibition by Joel Ferree, Program Director at LACMA Art + Technology Lab, Los Angeles, CA.
Underpass Sky with Primers - Lived Frame Voxelation. Selected for the 2025 CVPR Art Gallery by Luba Elliott, Art Curator, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence.
Experiential Extensions. 3D-printed forms.