“Donnelly collages woven building blocks into larger forms that include elements like transom windows and doorways,” says Emily Smith, Director of 1708 Gallery. “As these forms grow, their faceted surfaces suggest geodes and crystals, animating the fixed qualities of the architectural structures.”

“Donnelly imagines these forms and structures as physical artifacts of an alternative geologic timeline. Here the story of a parallel present is told through layers of curious objects that function as found artifacts hovering between their tangible materiality and imaginative world-building.”

– 1708 Gallery