The show « Thoughts become words, words become images » is an homage to poetry and literature by contemporary artists. It features photographs, paintings, short films and poems by 6 artists. All of the pieces revolve around books. The works, some commissioned especially for the project, plunge into the themes of identity, desire and self-love issues explored in Joseph Conrad's 1915 novel Victory, Patrick Süskind’s 1985 masterpiece Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, and Essex Hemphill’s poetry. This group show is bringing together established artists Gia Coppola and Dev Hynes, as well as up-and-coming talents: musician Kelsey Lu, photographers Amanda Charchian and Lily Gavin, and the painter Cassi Namoda.