Simard Bilodeau Contemporary is pleased to present We Become What We Behold, a solo exhibition by Las Vegas-based American painter and sculptor, Larry Lewis (b. 1953, California) who will also be present for a short Q&A at the opening on 3/30. This exhibition is rooted in Lewis’ observation of cellular technology and its impact on societal relations. In this body of work, the viewer is confronted with his or her own reflection, entranced by a screen and locked into the “current pose” of today. Lewis questions the long-term benefits that will come from a society fixated on digital communication, offering a quote by the contemporary Canadian philosopher Marshal McLuhan which reads, “We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” With the idea of technological implants offering real-time access to boundless information looming in our future, the viewer is left to wonder how harmless and mundane these images of average citizens really are.