In vast terrains obsessively carved and reworked, Michael Zansky addresses a sort of Orwellian mindset that we are never alone. Wherever we go, and regardless of the circumstances, we are more or less controlled by a system of rules and laws, whether they are moral, emotional, or physical. But in Zansky’s hands, those underlying guides become anxieties, subconscious and visceral - a place where we are tempted by our limitations.

"Supreme Court Series," digital print and acrylic on vinyl 120 x 216"	"Supreme Court Series" digital print and acrylic on paper 40 x 46"

I am also reminded of the textbook images of Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, where we get this bird’s eye view of a changed earth. That same sense of theater appears in Zansky’s offerings - complete with vistas, lighting and illusion - making his message more real as we enter and become absorbed in his topographical vision