Engaging with uncertainty

Untitled diptych (flashe and acrylic ink on Arches Aquarelle paper), by Gerri Rachins, in her show “Selected Works on Paper, 2008-2025, at the University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum, in Bangor, through Sept. 5.

The artist says:

“This selection of abstract paintings …. explores the space between external experience and inner reflection. The work arises from an ongoing engagement with uncertainty—personal, cultural, and perceptual—and reflects a sustained inquiry into the condition of being in flux.

“Working on heavyweight paper, I use process, materials, and physical action to investigate tensions between order and disorder, control and chance, and form and formlessness. Rather than arriving at fixed conclusions, the images remain open, reflecting shifting conditions and competing forces while inviting viewers to question what they see.’’