Natura Naturans / Natura Naturata
with Alan Chin, Adam de Boer, Mario Joyce, Mona Kuhn, Suhn Lee, Taylor Lee
Natura Naturans / Natura Naturata reconsiders the idea of nature and art as creative forces working together in contemporary art. The two phrases in Latin mean an active, creating nature; and a created nature, that is, art. Chinese scholars and artists during the Tang dynasty looked to unusual rock formations for expressive power. African artists included cowrie shells in masks, paintings, and sculptures to invoke and celebrate fertility and status. Chinese and European Renaissance artists selected marbles with intricate veins and striations to represent mountains, clouds, roaring seas. This exhibition presents the continuing collaboration between artist and nature in contemporary works that share stories of origins, mythologies, and our current cultural moments.
One Night Only Pop-Up Exhibition
Hosted by Sophia McCabe with Mona Kuhn and Boris Salchow
Thursday, August 20, 2026
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Laurel Canyon
All photos courtesy and © artists / photographers.
Left to right: Paintings by Mario Joyce and Adam de Boer
Alan Chin, Eyes to See, Ears to Hear
Abalone shell detail of Alan Chin's Eyes to See, Ears to Hear
Alan Chin, Ahu
Suhn Lee, Holly
Taylor Lee, Flower Power
Alan Chin, Good Material
Alan Chin, Stack
Alan Chin, Eyes to See, Ears to Hear (at night)
Mona Kuhn, AD 14491
Mona Kuhn, Succulents 09
Suhn Lee, Bones Deep Resilience
Adam de Boer with Alan Chin's Stack sculpture
Artists with Curator (left to right): Alan Chin, Adam de Boer, Sophia McCabe, Mario Joyce, Mona Kuhn, Suhn Lee
Sophia McCabe gives welcoming remarks and walkthrough of exhibition.
Mona Kuhn and Sophia McCabe
Sophia McCabe and Mario Joyce
Sophia McCabe and Alan Chin
Evening festivities
Macarons by Pastry Chef Kathrin Biemann
Installation photo of sculptures by Alan Chin, Suhn Lee, Taylor Lee