Artwork Statement
This hand-finished slate is part of Jeremy Morton’s Somatic Signal™ series — a fusion of neuroscience, art, and immersive ritual. Each signal is laser-etched, sealed, and serialized, paired with a digital echo for provenance.
At once ancient and modern, Balance: Center in the Chaos is etched into slate—a material long associated with permanence, grounding, and the elemental weight of the earth.
The work depicts a radiant, symmetrical brain surrounded by waves of energy, fractal geometry, and hexagonal lattices. These motifs echo both neural networks and natural order, suggesting that balance is not the absence of chaos but the stillness found within it.
The piece asks viewers to pause, breathe, and consider: Where is your center when the world is unpredictable?
For the MOCA GA installation, this work is held in place by four clear push pins — an intentional choice that emphasizes balance, tension, and fragility within the chaos.
🔹 Medium: Laser-etched natural slate, archival finish
🔹 Dimensions: 4x4 inches
🔹 Edition: Unique Original (1/1)
🔹 Exhibition: MOCA GA | Pin -up show| October 2025
https://mocaga.org/exhibitions-events/special-events/
Somatic Signal™ Context
This slate is part of Jeremy Morton’s Somatic Signal™ series, where each work serves as both artwork and anchor. Designed to engage multiple senses—sight, touch, sound, and narrative—these pieces act as portable portals for grounding and reflection.
On the back, each slate is individually engraved with Morton’s mark, serial number, and the invitation:
“Place the slate — ground the space.”
This transforms the piece from static art into a living practice, encouraging placement within personal, professional, or communal spaces where presence is needed most.
About the Artist
Jeremy Morton is a neurophysiologist turned immersive artist. His work bridges the operating room and the gallery, combining the precision of science with the poetics of art. Through painting, sculpture, scent, and sound, he creates environments that activate memory, embodiment, and presence.
His practice, Somatic Signal™, emerges from years spent mapping nerves and monitoring consciousness—translated here into symbolic, interactive art that invites viewers to reconnect with themselves and their environments.
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