Local artist surrounds viewers with media at Matchbox Gallery

Matchbox Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Surrounded by Searching,” covers the interior of the small gallery, overwhelming the viewer from all sides. The piece’s creator, Chris Henry, is an emerging Houstonian artist with connections to the San Francisco and New York art world. According to Claire O’Malley, a Baker College senior and co-director of Matchbox,“Surrounded by Searching” is meant to represent the way media envelopes and forces itself upon the user.