"Meditation Patterns for Pain Reduction" by Matt Vis

In an exhibition of artist Matt Vis's photographic collages, the artist captures "situational anomalies"—efforts to take the unharmonious and create something orderly. Created during an extended stay in a hospital bed, the works, which appear something like optical illusions, were simultaneously an effort to escape the sensation of physical confinement and to create neural pathways through trauma, new paths towards fulfillment. The exhibition will be on display at Yes We Cannibal through the month of August, with an opening reception on Saturday, August 10 from 4 pm–8 pm. yeswecannibal.org.