Ben Borden. Bloom

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In his first solo show in Los Angeles, Ben Borden offers ever-becoming algae paintings that, from their autonomy, continuously confront time as a measure of change. Each painting belonging to Bloom owes its origins to a mixture of dehydrated algae, potassium ferrocyanide and glycerin; a technique Borden has been developing since 2018. Between panes of glass and substrates of bioplastic, Borden establishes the boundaries for chemical transitions that produce the fluid, mercurial surfaces of his works. ⁠