States of Matter

The States of Matter series engages with the fundamental physical categories—solid, liquid, gas, and plasma—that define the material world. These distinct phases are typically understood as stable classifications, each governed by predictable properties and behaviors. Jonathan Prince’s work, however, interrogates the boundaries that shape our perceptions of materiality, questioning both the physical and conceptual frameworks through which we understand matter.

In this series, Prince explores moments of transition and ambiguity, where one state seems to dissolve into another and conventional expectations are unsettled. By challenging the viewer’s assumptions about how materials should behave, States of Matter opens a space for reconsidering the fluidity and instability that underlie even the most familiar substances. The series functions simultaneously as a material investigation and a philosophical provocation, inviting reflection on the limits of perception and the mutable nature of the physical world.