Melissa Walter: Plexus

ICA San Diego / North, August 17, 2024 -December 29, 2024

San Diego-based artist Melissa Walter (b.1976, Providence, RI) uses abstraction to translate complex scientific concepts into intimate and accessible visual experiences. Alongside works on paper, Plexus introduces ceramic sculpture and video into Walter’s practice as she continues her investigations into DNA identification technology and its application to criminal and civil laws. Walter packs a wealth of information into highly detailed yet restrained compositions that illuminate the profound effects that DNA analysis can have on increasing equity in the American criminal justice system. 

Photos by Philipp Scholz Ritterman