Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Cascade Locks, 2023, Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Cascade Locks, 2023, Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Cascade Locks, 2023 (detail), Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Leadville, 2023, Oil on Linen, 42 x 50 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Leadville, 2023, Oil on Linen, 42 x 50 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Wow Mom, 2023, Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Wow Mom, 2023, Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Wow Mom, 2023 (detail), Oil on Linen, 51 x 67 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Sandpaper Letters, 2023, Oil on Linen, 63 x 83 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Sandpaper Letters, 2023, Oil on Linen, 63 x 83 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Sandpaper Letters, 2023 (detail), Oil on Linen, 63 x 83 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Metal Insets, 2023, Oil on Linen, 42 x 50 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Metal Insets, 2023, Oil on Linen, 42 x 50 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Green Obsidian, 2023, Oil on Linen, 67 x 51 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Green Obsidian, 2023, Oil on Linen, 67 x 51 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

Installation view, photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, The Continent Maps, 2023, Oil on Linen, 50 x 42 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, The Continent Maps, 2023, Oil on Linen, 50 x 42 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, The Continent Maps, 2023 (detail), Oil on Linen, 50 x 42 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Moveable Alphabet, 2023, Oil on Linen, 50 x 42 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.

John Houck, Moveable Alphabet, 2023, Oil on Linen, 50 x 42 inches. Photo credit: Kunning Huang.