Travis Neel and Erin Charpentier work at the intersection of socially engaged art and urban ecology. They utilize art as a framework to understand the role that humans play in our landscapes.

Walking into the Cal Poly Dexter Art Gallery, visitors are surrounded with a blend of sound and imagery — ranging from the hum of satellite signals to videos showcasing the sun. The walls feature artworks tied together by a central theme: humanity’s relationship with satellites. 

A program of artists’ films that convoke elemental spirits and the power of nature in a time of human-made catastrophe—a command for light against impending darkness. Viewable in the Deluge transom window (dusk to midnight).