Test Plot(s)
On view through July 5, 2026
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Brattleboro, Vermont
www.Brattleboromuseum.org
“Test Plot(s),” curated by José Chavez-Verduzco, transforms BMAC’s East Gallery into a living laboratory for five artists examining the intersection of natural and synthetic materials—Miles Huston, Minga Opazo, Esteban Ramon Perez, Bronson Smillie, and Rachel Youn. As Chavez-Verduzco notes, the exhibition creates “a space where organic, non-living, and industrially refined materials can thrive in symbiosis rather than compete for resources.” The artworks range from living fungi sculptures and repurposed industrial objects to abstracted chart-paper drawings. Playful forms, vivid green hues, and processes of reclamation and transformation highlight the complex dialogue between human activity and ecological forces.
See more here: https://www.brattleboromuseum.org/2025/10/27/test-plots/
[Image: Bronson Smillie, Recording Chart for Industrial Monitoring #17 (2022). Polycrayon on industrial chart paper, 13.5 x 13.15 inches, from “Test Plot(s)”.]
