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The newly installed “Waves” exhibit by Cambid Choy, on display in the Len G. Everett Gallery on the top floor of the Hewes Library, is not something most students would be used to seeing.

After glancing into the window of the gallery, one may suspect the exhibit has not yet been completed. There are giant white puffy structures near the walls of the gallery and giant white tiles on the floor. Once inside the gallery, viewers can see that this is indeed the “Waves” exhibit by Choy.

There are two sets of cast plaster tiles on the floor of the gallery; the first set consists of 182 wave-like tiles and the second set consists of 156 tiles. These tiles are meant to create the idea of waves created by the ships in the sea. Another feature of Choy’s exhibit is smaller bronze-colored metal cast tiles which give the viewer the simulation of a sandy beach. The fabric balloons are filled with air and are meant to give the viewer the image of clouds over the ocean surface.

“This body of work, much less descriptive, is far richer in metaphor,” said Choy about his exhibition. His inspiration for this exhibit came from living in Hawaii, his home. “This exhibit addresses issues of my wish to remain close to home and the ocean.”

Choy is an associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. His other exhibits include an outdoor exhibition at Navy Pier in Chicago in 2003 and indoor exhibits at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, the Maryknoll Schools in Honolulu and the Newman Catholic Center in Lexington, Ky. He has also lectured at Winona State University in Wisconsin and was a visiting juror at Monmouth College in 2005.

The “Waves” exhibit will be on display through Feb. 16. There will be a reception for Choy at 2 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the gallery. Choy will also be leading a workshop on Feb. 15 and 16 for sculpture students in the sculpture studio in McMichael Academic Hall.