UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — HUB-Robeson Galleries will present “Feral Botanica,” an exhibition by New York-based artist Hidenori Ishii, on view in the HUB Gallery from June 5 through Oct. 31. The exhibition invites visitors to consider the evolving relationship between natural and built environments through immersive installation, painting and reflective works.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is free and open to the public. An artist reception and public conversation will be announced in fall 2026.
In “Feral Botanica,” Ishii explores the social and environmental landscape through a combination of art historical references, personal narratives and contemporary themes. The exhibition examines the interconnectedness of civilization and nature, encouraging visitors to reflect on urban transformation, community and the environment.
Central to the exhibition is an installation that creates an imagined botanical environment inspired by urban spaces. Drawing from Ishii’s ongoing “OTF-SL” series, the work features fruits and vegetation emerging within layered pictorial fields shaped by reflections and the movement of water. Green construction barricades, reflective surfaces and a translucent plexiglass viewing window invite visitors to reconsider familiar boundaries between nature and the built environment.
As visitors move through the exhibition, they encounter large-scale mirror works positioned within a narrow passageway. The installation creates opportunities for reflection and contemplation while blurring distinctions between interior and exterior spaces.
The exhibition also features works from Ishii’s “MIRЯOR” series, which explores visibility, reflection and environmental concerns through layered transparent imagery. Together, the works examine themes including organic and human-made processes, abstraction and representation, and the relationship between observation and experience.
Born in Yonezawa, Japan, Ishii is a New York-based artist whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He earned a master of fine arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a bachelor of fine arts degree from George Mason University. Among his honors is the Henry Walters Traveling Fellowship to Iceland. He is represented by Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas; C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore; and Tian Contemporain in Montreal.
For more information about this exhibition and others, contact HUB-Robeson Galleries at 814-865-2563 or visit the galleries website.
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