Reception: First Friday, November 7th. 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Show Dates: October 30 - November 16, 2025
The present is haunted by ghosts of the past and unfulfilled promises of the future. This perception of “lost futures” emerged from the writings of Mark Fisher in their 2006 essay Hauntology Now. Fisher writes “The ghosts are swarming at the moment. Hauntology has caught on. It's a zeitgeist.” Now on the cusp of 2026, emerging artists see the apparitions of aesthetic nostalgia everywhere in the cultural landscape.
Hauntology: Days of Future Past is the exploration of third year BFA students in ceramics, metalsmithing, printmaking, textile and fashion, and woodworking and furniture at Maine College of Art & Design as they question societal recycling of past styles and aesthetics leading to a cultural flatness where the new is just a reconfiguration of the old. It also challenges us to recognize the ghosts of the past to confront stagnation and seek genuine progress and innovation for genuine creativity. The phrase "days of future past" asks us for the creation of a new future not predetermined.