Practicing Heaven, 2021; Corporal Structure 1, 2018; Silo #6, 2020; Happy Chapter, 2018
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Utilizing mirrors, water, and illusory compositions, Rouse achieves surreal imagery entirely through analog techniques — a practice he describes as “outsourcing to nature.” For this reason, he is as much a technical innovator pushing the boundaries of ordinary material as he is an artist in pursuit of sincere, creative expression.