“Let us try” is the English translation of “ESSAYONS”, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ motto. 
 
Through “Let Us Try”, Tyler Healy explores the human attempt to live with nature. The artworks reference common construction materials and regulations that work to comfort and shield us from the natural elements. Highlighting these exposes our attempt yet inability to live in balance with nature. The paintings of sea shells, once living creatures, are portrayed as souvenirs and adornments - further exemplifying the transformation of nature into commodity. Highlighting seen and unseen tensions we live with in our everyday environments. 
 
Tyler Healy’s work examines the delicate and often fraught relationships between society and the natural world. Drawing on modes of production and circulation that define our era, Healy invites viewers to consider the cultural tensions embedded in the everyday objects and symbols that we share.

Photos - Alec Kugler