The gallery of The Active Space is large and unusual. To hang any sort of cohesive show might propose a challange — just imagine, one of the long walls consists of 10 foot wide sections interrupted by partitions. However, The Quantum Effect curated by David Gibson has successfully conquered this task. The overarching themes that link all of the works in the show are mysterious familiarity and otherworldly perceptions.

A little space behind the curtains when you first walk into the gallery is dedicated to a set of four lightboxes with film, by Anne Arden McDonald. With titles like “Eyelash” and “Couples,” they seem very intentional and about a certain event or idea of the artist’s experience, but recognizable forms are scarce, besides a simple outline of a dress, a leaf, and what seems like sperm fighting to fertilize an egg. Each piece emulates the feeling of looking through a microscope, but at a thought rather than a known thing.