Kate Mosher Hall's Palindrome Paintings Obscure Media Imagery at Hannah Hoffman

Kate Mosher Hall's exhibition 'Never Odd or Even' at Hannah Hoffman in Los Angeles presents paintings that manipulate visual culture through layered techniques. Running from 17 February to 23 March 2024, the show features works like 'Squeeze wax' and '31,556,952 seconds' that incorporate silkscreen, acrylic paint, charcoal, and flashe. These compositions use nostalgic imagery sourced from home movies and photo archives, then obscure them with digital and analog reproduction methods. Up close, surfaces dissolve into grids, pixels, or moiré patterns, disrupting emotional connections to consumer media. 'Clothing as a spell' employs pixelated squares to cloak street scenes, while 'Hit silver' overlays faded grey squares on black backgrounds with faint figurative outlines. Mosher Hall's approach reverses typical online media templates by hiding images rather than revealing them. The exhibition title references palindromes, suggesting viewers must disregard conventional structures to find meaning. Her paintings subordinate recognizable subject matter to the technology of reproduction, creating haunting works that defy conventional logic.