Opening: Sound and Vision

Sound and Vision
On view: October 3–November 3, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, October 3, 5:00-7:00 pm

Don’t you wonder sometimes
About sound and vision?

So begins the 1977 David Bowie song that lends its title to Hecho a Mano’s upcoming show, which will bring together the work of thirty artists from across the U.S., Mexico and England to explore the blending of artistic mediums.

The show is curated by cinematographer, editor and artist Martha Traer, who has long been captivated by the relationship between audio and visual mediums. “I was obsessed with music videos as a kid and this is my way of nodding to that,” Traer says. “I loved to see the way that music was translated into a visual art form.”

“When I ride my bike, go for walks, long car rides across the country or fly in a plane, music plays a huge part in sculpting the experience I have,” she says. “Visual art does the same thing from a stationary point of view, but both hold the power to move you.” For this show, each artist was asked to choose a song and create an 11 x 14-inch piece of work inspired by the music. With artists working in a wide variety of media and styles, Sound and Vision is a kaleidoscope of memory embedded in music.