Set in lightboxes at the 42 St-Bryant Park station, Lionel Cruet’s photographic installation "#seen" presents a series of highly saturated, tinted images that recede toward a vanishing point. The title references digital culture—specifically the moment when a message or image is marked as “seen” —and explores how images are mediated, circulated, and perceived. The installation begins with a black-and-white photograph of the artist’s hand holding a shell found along the Puerto Rican shoreline. As the sequence progresses, the images shrink in scale and incorporate public domain visuals from NASA and NOAA archives, including satellite imagery and oceanic heat maps. This shift from personal relationship with the environment to scientific documentation of larger climate trends invites viewers to contend with their own understanding of tropical environments. The result is a meditation on perception, environment, and the evolving role of photography in shaping how we think about place. The exhibition will remain on view through March 2026.

The exhibition was generously sponsored by Griffin Editions and DotWorks with installation support by OUTFRONT Media.

Lionel Cruet was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and currently lives and works in both New York City and San Juan. He uses a variety of mediums, including experimental digital printing processes, performance, and audiovisual installations, to address issues related to ecology, geopolitics, and technology. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from La Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño in Puerto Rico, a Master of Fine Arts in Digital Interdisciplinary Art Practice from CUNY - The City College of New York, and a Master of Education from the College of Saint Rose. In 2013, he was a recipient of the Juan Downey Audiovisual Award at the 11th Media Arts Biennale at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago, Chile. In 2018, he was a Fellow at the Socrates Sculpture Park in New York City and a Fellow from The Laundromat Project, an organization that focuses on the arts and social engagement in New York City. In 2021, he continued his research on art projects during a residency at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito, Ecuador.