june 2025
scales
caroline chen + caroline brown
hatch gallery | de contemporary
opening 6/6/25 5-8pm
scale1 /skāl/
noun plural noun: scales
1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
2. an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch.
3. climb up or over (something high and steep).
4. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
For Caroline Brown, scales evoke an underwater world—her refuge and inspiration. For Caroline Chen, it speaks to practice and process. Together, we also explore a third dimension—scale as size and intensity. We explore how the physical scale of a piece shapes how it's experienced by both the artist and the viewer.
