SURVEY TO A SWEET REMINDER
October 18th - November 29th 2025
A Two Person Exhibition with Alex Adkinson and Camille Wong
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18th 6-9 pm
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Cleo the Project Space is pleased to present ‘Survey to a Sweet Reminder’ with work by Alex Adkinson and Camille Wong. This exhibition is the result of research done by both artists in Savannah, GA during the month of May 2025.
Alex Adkinson’s work is situated around the exploration of the post industrial landscape, reliant upon connections between the body, the city and the Earth. The US Sugar Savannah Refinery informs the research and investigation of these new sculptures. A monolith in its footprint throughout America’s industry, the refinery gained infamy in 2008 with a dust explosion and fire that killed 12 people and injured a dozen more. Nestled within the impact of that event and the refinery’s immense impression are both actions that can and cannot be codified, monetized, or clarified, Adkinson erects the sculptures as a memento to achieving that impossible full testimony attached to its image. He utilizes photography, metal fabrication and collections from the site to serve the
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the statement of irony in its sweet product, the reliance of its manufacturing for consumption and the toll racked up by its imprint.
Camille Wong’s work amplifies research and scrutiny around power and influence as played out in physical space, media, and societal constructs. A short documentary of Savannah’s downtown city planning through the lens of historical reference with a specific spotlight on modern day meditations from residents is projected at Cleo for this exhibition. As a resident of California, they operate as an observer in this work and inject themselves as a tourist into the fabric of the foreign landscape, scooping up collective memory from a series of embedded characters who reflect on questions of infrastructure. Over 6 interviews across 6 squares in downtown Savannah, Wong positions queries around the iconic grid system, its implantation as military strategy, and how the obscured narrative impacts the navigation for community formation with tourists and residents alike.*
*Special thanks to participants Danielle Hodes, Ashley Jackson, Kate Lacivita, Jana Marie Cariddi, Luciana Spracher, and Jalynn Young
Survey to a Sweet Reminder is on view at Cleo the Project Space August 15th - September 26th
Camille Wong (they/she) is a research-based artist living in Los Angeles, CA. Their practice examines power, geopolitics, and historiography through the lens of media and spectacle. They approach the gaze of ethnography by authoring the personal into the world through experimental documentary. Their recent work examines media and rhetoric during the Cold War, exploring how these broader political systems shaped global ideologies and immigration patterns.
Their work has been shown at the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has exhibited their work throughout Los Angeles including the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), and Monte Vista Projects. They received their MFA in Media Art at UCLA and BAs in Art and Environmental Studies from UCSB.
camilleivywong.com / @camillexwong
Alex Adkinson is an artist and researcher based in Chicago. His work traces a thread through the mythological to the post-industrial landscape via sculpture and digital media. With a background rooted in experimental sound and DIY culture, he brings a process-based approach to his work. Adkinson’s artistic practice is deeply integrated with his scientific research. He works with iDigBio on emerging digital imaging techniques for biodiversity study and has published and presented his research at institutions like Yale and the University of Florida. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from Florida State University where upon graduation he worked as an instructor of sculpture, digital art, and managed the digital fabrication lab. Adkinson has participated in residencies, including at UC-Berkeley’s Sagehen Experimental Forest, has exhibited internationally, is included in the Nevada Museum of Art’s archives, and regularly exhibits at project spaces and galleries around the US.
alexadkinson.net / @alexadkinson