That Which Comes Together
That Which Comes Together is Joyce Billet’s first exhibition at Mindy Solomon Gallery. Curated by Sophia Ballesteros, the exhibition assembles the varied yet interconnected facets of Billet’s practice, continuing her exploration on the relationships between material, form, and abstraction. From textured paintings to freestanding sculptures, elements of one work reappear in another — fragmenting and growing within the gallery space.
Grounded in Billet’s signature use of wood, That Which Comes Together reflects the balance between form and representation. Poised on the center wall of the gallery, a composition of geometric and biomorphic forms takes place. Dark, angular fragments hold presence among delicate and gilded stems. Inspired by the kinetic sculptures of Calder, the composition recalls a mobile frozen in time and dispersed. The shapes derive from previous drawings and textures utilized in Billet’s work, inspired by observations of the natural world. As a whole, they represent structure. Individually, they they distill nature into simplified forms. This composition, though unique to Billet’s oeuvre, is not an isolated incident. As a whole it exists as a less defined, yet more expressive, evolution of works like Stroke (2020) and Spatial (2018).
Among the ecosystem of objects is a series of sculptural side tables. Composed of 3D printed bases and etched maple wood tops, the silhouettes of the sculptures resemble stout saplings. The texture of the ‘trunks’ recall a tree’s growth rings, creating a paradoxical dialogue between the wisdom of trees and the contemporary possibilities of 3D printing. The Rooted (2026) side tables speak directly to the Echoes of Time (2024) sculpture that is also present. Standing tall at about 107” and 56” wide, Echoes of Time invites viewers to visualize memories as stacked experiences, built upon one another to create the ‘here and now’.
That Which Comes Together presents Billet’s practice as one of continual transformation, where ideas evolve through repetition and reconfiguration. Like the exhibition’s title, each work is both an individual gesture and part of a larger whole, demonstrating how seemingly divergent elements can assemble into a cohesive and ever-evolving ecosystem. Painting, sculpture, and design exist not as separate disciplines but as interconnected parts ingrained in observation.
About Joyce Billet
Trained in architecture, Joyce Billet explores the intersections of painting, sculpture, and design through an expanded material practice that examines texture, process, and transformation. Her work navigates the dialogue between the analog and the digital, drawing from themes of nature, absence, and materiality. Beginning with photography and abstract painting, Billet captures organic surfaces that are translated into digital drawings and subsequently machine-cut, etched, and carved into wood. Central to Billet’s practice is an ongoing investigation into humanity’s evolving relationship with the natural world and technology. Working primarily with plywood, she reclaims an industrial material whose origins in the forest have been obscured through manufacturing. Through meticulous carving, layering, and assembly, Billet restores a sense of tactility and organic presence, transforming each work into a meditation on growth, erosion, memory, and regeneration.
Recent projects reflect an increasing engagement with architecture, landscape, and public space. In 2026, Forces of Nature, a permanent public art commission for Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, was installed at Village of Casa Familia, comprising sculptural canopies, seating elements, mirrored sculptures, and integrated landscaping designed to create an immersive sensory environment. In 2025, Billet
presented a special project at Design Miami in collaboration with Villa Albertine and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, featuring the sculptural benches Rising and Rooted alongside Woven, a living wall sculpture integrating native plant species. She was also commissioned by architect Peter Marino to create a permanent large-scale installation for the Dior flagship in New York City in 2025.
Billet has also presented a Special Project at Untitled Art. Her work has been supported by Villa Albertine and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and she has collaborated with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the Center for Subtropical Affairs, and Exile Books.
