Join the MJMAG for our Opening Reception & Artist Talk with Jude Griebel! His exhibition titled Illuminated Collapse will be on display from February 2 – May 5, 2024. This Opening Reception & Artist Talk will take place on February 2nd at 7:30 pm; Doors open at 7:00 pm

The exhibition Jude Griebel: Illuminated Collapse presents a series of six detailed dioramas merging figure and ground to highlight human connection to the surrounding world. In these sculptures, unsettling scenes unfold on the surface of circular bases. Anatomies/landscapes are engaged in dramatic acts of self-consumption and destruction, projecting a metaphorical “End of Times” narrative. Mirroring our own world through their miniature elements, the works reflect on contemporary consumption, industrial development, and inherent environmental degradation. Griebel’s artworks combine scientific reality with fantasy and diverse cultural references, using personal symbolism and metaphor to register the concept of planetary collapse.