Didn’t you say you’d been here before?

This is the window exhibition, 'Didn't you say you had been here?' featuring works by Carmella Dolmer and Paul Seaton.

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An acrylic painting, messily done on a long, thin, vertical page. The colors of the background lap up and settle against the white edges of the page in foamy blues, cool lilacs, and murky, greyish-greens. In the central middle-ground, thin yellows and dull creams ebb and pool. Then, in the central foreground, frenetic, bright red patches appear, with small golden yellow blobs and stippled dots like flying pollen.

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This is Paul Seaton's piece, "Lightning". It features a brick building shot from below, angled upwards, showing a strike of lightning and trees on either side of the photo, and the sky is light purple.

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Curated by Paige Paton

Jul 17 - Aug 23, 2025 / The Inc.

You woke up dreaming that things aren’t as awful as they’re seeming. Right now, your mind and body are still held by the earth. Didn’t you say you’d been here before? 'A Desperate Prayer (acrylic freeplay)' by Carmella Dolmer & 'Lightning' by Paul Seaton bring flashes of hope, ambition, and desire.

Carmella Dolmer (she/her) is an emerging multidisciplinary artist, writer, and programmer, with roots in both Hamilton, Canada, and Bicol, Philippines. She’s done grassroots programming in art-spaces big and small, and is co-director of Monday Press’ ‘Light Lounge Poetry Series’. She creates drawings, paintings, sculptures, and prose, but her main practice is centred around playing freely. @softerfruit / www.softerfruit.ca

Paul Seaton's work is informed by nicotine, sore feet, and veiled secrets. He thanks you for tuning in.

Didn’t you say you’d been here before? Carmella Dolmer and Paul Seaton

Curated by Paige Paton

Jul 17 - Aug 23, 2025 / The Inc.

Didn’t you say you’d been here before?
Carmella Dolmer and Paul Seaton