Lindsey Dorr-Niro: Spectral Psalm
@ Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, May 23rd, from 2PM - 6PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
Spectral Psalm
A Solo Exhibition by Lindsey Dorr-Niro
On View: May 23 – June 20, 2026
Opening Reception: May 23, 2-6 PM
Compound Yellow is pleased to present Spectral Psalm, a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Lindsey Dorr-Niro. The exhibition opens on May 23 and will remain on view through June 20, 2026.
Spectral Psalm is an expansive installation that engages processes of world-building and reconfiguration. Emerging as a second iteration of a prior body of work, the project transforms documentation into generative material. A technical glitch within a filmic archive produced a series of abstractions that, alongside ongoing inquiries into the nature of order, became the catalyst for this reimagined constellation.
Foregrounding failure as a generative condition, Spectral Psalm explores emergence, transformation, and the instability of control. The work unfolds as a stream-like structure of experiential inquiry, integrating film, text, sound, and spatial intervention. A central film serves as both source and guide, accompanied by narration (as both audio and printed text), a musical score by Zander Raymond, and a poster by Sonnenzimmer.
The installation extends beyond a static exhibition, activating Compound Yellow as a site for gathering, reflection, and embodied inquiry. As a kind of stage, it hosts a series of related activations incorporating guided contemplation, poetry, conversation, and live performance.
Public Activations
• June 6, 7–9 PM
Zander Raymond & Erik Kramer
• June 13, 4–7 PM
Lindsey Dorr-Niro & Marty McConnell
About the Artist
Lindsey Dorr-Niro (BFA University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MFA Yale School of Art) is an artist and educator based in Chicago. Working primarily through large-scale installations, her practice constructs contemplative environments that invite relational and elemental awareness. Her work emphasizes the space between forms—foregrounding interdependence, emergence, and transformation—and encourages viewers to engage in processes of reimagining both world and self.
Dorr-Niro’s recent exhibitions include In/Situ for: bye, bye Avondale (Chicago, 2025). She has also exhibited at Wedge Projects (Chicago), Ditch Projects (Springfield, OR), and Regards (Chicago).
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Tags: Compound Yellow, Erik Kramer, Lindsey Dorr-Niro, Marty McConnell, Oak Park, Sonnenzimmer, Spectral Psalm, Zander Raymond
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