CREATURE COLLAGE
EXPLORING CONTENTS OF THE MIND
What is Creature Collage?
Pareidolia occurs when the mind sees images in random visual information—faces in clouds, figures in tree bark, creatures in the moon, and in this exhibition, living forms in torn and twisted paper. This project uses that instinct as a creative engine.
I begin by shaping paper into spontaneous, irregular forms. I search these shapes for any suggestion of figures or creatures. When something emerges, I draw it—not as paper, but as a living entity implied by the form. Most paper shapes reveal nothing, but a few contain surprisingly vivid potential.
Before entering the Exhibition Catalogue, take a moment to study the raw paper specimens below. These fragments form the foundation of the drawings that follow.
Brent Noel Eviston
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
CREATURE COLLAGE
Bird Horse
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
Creature 1
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
Collage Creatures
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE ENCOUNTER
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
MICROSCOPE ANGEL
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE RELIC
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE WATCHER
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE WITCH'S EYE
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
COLLAGE FIGURE 1
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE SENTINEL
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
THE ALCHEMIST'S HEART
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
COLLAGE CREATURES 2
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
COLLAGE CREATURES 4
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
COLLAGE CREATURES 5
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
COLLAGE CREATURES 6
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
MEANING COLLAGE
WINGS
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
PLIERS
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
SCISSORS
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
PLAGUE DOCTOR
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
MOON
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
LADDER
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
HEART
Two rising forms drift toward one another across a shifting ground, perhaps approaching, perhaps circling, perhaps retreating. Whether this moment is a meeting, a standoff, or a passing glance is left for you to decide.
Notes from the Studio
My original pareidolia drawings are created with black pencil on white paper. But unlike my traditional, observational drawings, these imaginative works undergo a digital transformation. Once the drawing is complete, I invert its values so the paper becomes dark and the graphite lines glow. I then tint the image—an intuitive process inspired by silent-film color techniques that creates atmosphere and mood. The resulting image restores the white of the paper specimens and has an ethereal glow, giving the paper forms an almost apparition-like presence.
Each drawing in this exhibition is first presented as a softened, cloud-like impression of what might be there. Explore what you see. Develop your own interpretation of the shapes and forms, then click the image to reveal my interpretation.
Viewers often see surprisingly specific beings in these drawings—creatures with distinct genders, ages, intentions, or emotional states. What fascinates me is how frequently these interpretations differ from my own.
For me, this project is part art, part science, and part séance. It invites me to ask: why did my mind choose these forms? What does this reveal about my identity, my archetypes, or the inner models I use to make sense of the world? Who are these entities that surfaced from random folds of paper—and why these, and not others?
And you, dear viewer: your interpretations almost certainly differ from mine. Why did your mind gravitate toward the forms it chose? What might those figures reveal about your own inner landscape?
In this way, the exhibition becomes a collaboration between us. My drawings are only one version of what these shapes could become. Your interpretations complete the picture. This exhibit is as much about your inner world as it is about my own.
As you continue exploring—or revisiting—these images, notice what appears first, what shifts over time, and what stays. Pareidolia has a way of revealing more than we expect.