Re-Figurations

October 4 - November 22, 2025

Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 4, 6pm - 9pm

It is that time of the year again and the 9th annual Silos exhibition for Sculpture Month Houston is being assembled as we speak. Its title is “Re-Figurations”, and it is a sequel to the 2023 “Fragmented Figure” exhibit, but it goes beyond that.

As before, it explores novel presentations of the human figure, but aims to follow a trajectory from the fragmented figure to the increasing “hybridization” of the human figure, as mediated and spotlighted by the recent hype involving Artificial Intelligence.

AI promises mind boggling achievements, but there remains a certain queasiness about the unpredictable nature of manipulations of the human genome or brain-computer interfaces and much more. Ancient and recent mythologies have explored this future by creating Cyborgs, bio-robots, chimeras, and other Avatars.

The public opening date is on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The exhibition will run through November 22, 2025. Also, this year is our Biennial Festival, and we want to thank Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) and the City of Houston far awarding us a festival grant. We will invite 40 + art venues to celebrate Sculpture Month by exhibiting sculptures and 3D works of art throughout the city and will have a special festival program on all Saturday afternoons after the public tour.

Once the artists' roster is completed, I will announce them alongside the festival program.

- Volker Eisele, Curator