Never overtly political, Mary Sherman’s work nonetheless speaks to our age, tapping into the timeless human condition. In her works, things change, time passes, moments touch us, life goes on. Mechanical and digital tools drive the works, but it is the kinetic pieces’ hand-made touch that charms. All this is based on that medium that has beguiled us for centuries: painting. But paintings like you’ve never seen before. Painting’s latent touch is made audible. Brushstrokes are tied to digital circuitry. The eye is no longer privileged; it is complemented by sound and haptic mimicry. The work disarms; and, with that, a sense of wonder prevails. Modular in nature and formal in configuration, Sherman takes the elements of painting off the wall into the realm of time and space to “… ultimately coalesce into a lush, sensual experience.” (Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe).