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"These things exist in a void," he says of the "Illuvium" paintings.

In 20 or so works of various size, "Illuvium" — a scientific term for the dispersal of sediment by running water — presents Higman's unique painting technique of pouring diluted, translucent paint over black Masonite canvases laid horizontal, their surfaces painstakingly contoured with rolls and swales by weights attached beneath.