Saturday, May 16th, 5-8pm

Unfiltered Signal explores neurodiversity through raw abstraction and fragmented figuration, transforming lived experience into visual language.

Scott Hovis II is not only an artist — he’s an activist raising awareness about the power of creativity in helping with mental and physical struggles.His abstract art is his way of making “beauty through pain.” Hovis lives with Tourette Syndrome (TS), a condition of the nervous system. While it’s most well known for symptoms causing involuntary word repetition, it can also cause twitches and ticks.

Image Descriptions:

1. A poster reads: “Positive Exposure Gallery. Unfiltered Signal. Opening Saturday, May 16, 5-8pm 83 Maiden Lane, 4th Floor, NYC. An exhibition and discussion celebrating Art, Humanity, and Advocacy In recognition of Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: May 15 – June 15.” The art featured is called “The Weight of Wakefulness (2025).” As a young man intuitively cranes his neck to the left, chin raised, droplets of blood spurt out. It is as though every voluntary movement of his posterior and anterior neck muscles inflicts anguish, which provokes a loss of consciousness.
2. Similar to “Weight of Wakefulness,” the young man self-inflicts pain with every twitch of his neck muscle. However, his mind swerves in the opposite direction.