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ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

ON VIEW: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM

Raymar’s (@x.raymar) debut solo exhibition is an act of resolution: through his series of photographs, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it.

The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

VIEWING HOURS
Thursday- Saturday
12-5PM

On view through Saturday, June 20
2845 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

Artwork available for purchase — DM or 🔗 in bio.

#PlaygroundDetroit #OnView #LightstruckPhenom

#BTS “LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM,” Raymar’s upcoming solo exhibition, opening to the public this Saturday from 6-9PM.

Details 🔗 in bio.

Powered by Gilbert Family Foundation (@gilbertfamilyfoundation) and AnchoRa (@anchorra__).

On view May 16 through June 20th.

#Raymar #playgrounddetroit #detroitartgallery #detroitartist lightstruckphenom

⛓️ 🌠 LIGHSTRUCK PHENOM DRESS CODE: GUNMETAL / LIQUID METAL / INDUSTRIAL / SILVER STATIC / SOFT ARMOR

COLORS / TEXTURES:
Black, silver, smoke, washed neutrals. Distressed layers, mesh, leather, nylon, hardware.

ACCESSORIES:
Think chains, studs, moto gloves, silver jewelry, industrial eyewear, sculptural hair pieces.

You are part of the installation. RSVP link in bio <3

⛓️ 🌠 LIGHSTRUCK PHENOM DRESS CODE: GUNMETAL / LIQUID METAL / INDUSTRIAL / SILVER STATIC / SOFT ARMOR

COLORS / TEXTURES:
Black, silver, smoke, washed neutrals. Distressed layers, mesh, leather, nylon, hardware.

ACCESSORIES:
Think chains, studs, moto gloves, silver jewelry, industrial eyewear, sculptural hair pieces.

You are part of the installation. RSVP link in bio <3

⛓️ 🌠 LIGHSTRUCK PHENOM DRESS CODE: GUNMETAL / LIQUID METAL / INDUSTRIAL / SILVER STATIC / SOFT ARMOR

COLORS / TEXTURES:
Black, silver, smoke, washed neutrals. Distressed layers, mesh, leather, nylon, hardware.

ACCESSORIES:
Think chains, studs, moto gloves, silver jewelry, industrial eyewear, sculptural hair pieces.

You are part of the installation. RSVP link in bio <3

⛓️ 🌠 LIGHSTRUCK PHENOM DRESS CODE: GUNMETAL / LIQUID METAL / INDUSTRIAL / SILVER STATIC / SOFT ARMOR

COLORS / TEXTURES:
Black, silver, smoke, washed neutrals. Distressed layers, mesh, leather, nylon, hardware.

ACCESSORIES:
Think chains, studs, moto gloves, silver jewelry, industrial eyewear, sculptural hair pieces.

You are part of the installation. RSVP link in bio <3

⛓️ 🌠 LIGHSTRUCK PHENOM DRESS CODE: GUNMETAL / LIQUID METAL / INDUSTRIAL / SILVER STATIC / SOFT ARMOR

COLORS / TEXTURES:
Black, silver, smoke, washed neutrals. Distressed layers, mesh, leather, nylon, hardware.

ACCESSORIES:
Think chains, studs, moto gloves, silver jewelry, industrial eyewear, sculptural hair pieces.

You are part of the installation. RSVP link in bio <3

MEET THE ARTIST: Raymar

Raymar (@x.raymar) is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist whose work merges filmmaking, photography, music culture, and performance to explore family, identity, and the creation of alternative visual realities.

Influenced by Detroit’s artistic lineage and early inspirations like Beyoncé’s fusion of music, fashion, and visual narrative, Raymar has expanded his practice into fashion films, photo series, projection mapping, music videos, creative direction, and songwriting, crafting imagery that reflects both personal history and forward-looking experimentation.

He is a recipient of the 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship Award, which recognizes artists who are early in their careers with ambitious goals and who demonstrate artistic potential through creative risk-taking along with a clear vision of what they seek to produce and present.

Raymar: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM
Solo Exhibition
On view May 16 through June 20th

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16 6-9PM

Viewing Hours: Thursday- Saturday 12-5PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 6, 2-4PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 20 12–5PM

#Raymar #Soloexhibition #PlaygroundDetroit #EmergingArtistFellowship #Detroit

📸: @joeyboutside

MEET THE ARTIST: Raymar

Raymar (@x.raymar) is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist whose work merges filmmaking, photography, music culture, and performance to explore family, identity, and the creation of alternative visual realities.

Influenced by Detroit’s artistic lineage and early inspirations like Beyoncé’s fusion of music, fashion, and visual narrative, Raymar has expanded his practice into fashion films, photo series, projection mapping, music videos, creative direction, and songwriting, crafting imagery that reflects both personal history and forward-looking experimentation.

He is a recipient of the 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship Award, which recognizes artists who are early in their careers with ambitious goals and who demonstrate artistic potential through creative risk-taking along with a clear vision of what they seek to produce and present.

Raymar: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM
Solo Exhibition
On view May 16 through June 20th

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16 6-9PM

Viewing Hours: Thursday- Saturday 12-5PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 6, 2-4PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 20 12–5PM

#Raymar #Soloexhibition #PlaygroundDetroit #EmergingArtistFellowship #Detroit

📸: @joeyboutside

OPENING RECEPTION: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM is Raymar’s debut solo exhibition that examines his evolving sense of self, opening on Saturday, May 16 from 6-9PM.

LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM is an act of resolution:through his exhibition Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it. The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort— and that “the only way out, is through.”

The concept originates from a guided meditation exercise from college, when asked to visualize a door— an entry point to an unknown space. Raymar encountered a barrier — a door constructed of metal tiles, without a handle, immovable and unresolved. This image became a lasting metaphor for uncertainty, stagnation, and the psychological weight of transition at a pivotal moment in their life.

LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM invites viewers to reflect on their own moments of pause and transition, and to consider the resources—often already within reach—that make movement forward possible.

Raymar (@raymar) is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist whose work merges filmmaking, photography, music culture, and performance to explore family, identity, and the creation of alternative visual realities.

DM or email to request a Collector Preview.

This exhibition is supported by the Emerging Artist Fellowship Program, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation (@gilbertfamilyfoundation) and AnchoRa (@anchorra__).

On view May 16 through June 20th.

Viewing Hours: Thursday- Saturday 12-5PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 6, 2-4PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 20 12–5PM

#Raymar #Soloexhibition #PlaygroundDetroit #EmergingArtistFellowship #Detroit

OPENING RECEPTION: LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM is Raymar’s debut solo exhibition that examines his evolving sense of self, opening on Saturday, May 16 from 6-9PM.

LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM is an act of resolution:through his exhibition Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it. The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort— and that “the only way out, is through.”

The concept originates from a guided meditation exercise from college, when asked to visualize a door— an entry point to an unknown space. Raymar encountered a barrier — a door constructed of metal tiles, without a handle, immovable and unresolved. This image became a lasting metaphor for uncertainty, stagnation, and the psychological weight of transition at a pivotal moment in their life.

LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM invites viewers to reflect on their own moments of pause and transition, and to consider the resources—often already within reach—that make movement forward possible.

Raymar (@raymar) is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist whose work merges filmmaking, photography, music culture, and performance to explore family, identity, and the creation of alternative visual realities.

DM or email to request a Collector Preview.

This exhibition is supported by the Emerging Artist Fellowship Program, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation (@gilbertfamilyfoundation) and AnchoRa (@anchorra__).

On view May 16 through June 20th.

Viewing Hours: Thursday- Saturday 12-5PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 6, 2-4PM
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 20 12–5PM

#Raymar #Soloexhibition #PlaygroundDetroit #EmergingArtistFellowship #Detroit

— may 8th ⛓️‍💥

Mama 🧸♉️ Alot I could say but I’ll save it for her birthday next week — She & my dad are the first artists I ever met so you’d be crazy to think they weren’t gonna be in my first show lololol🔜🏌🏾#TeaMaxxing Queen fr. Title has not been chosen for this one so I’ll be back when I decide 🙇🏾‍♂️

Mama 🧸♉️ Alot I could say but I’ll save it for her birthday next week — She & my dad are the first artists I ever met so you’d be crazy to think they weren’t gonna be in my first show lololol🔜🏌🏾#TeaMaxxing Queen fr. Title has not been chosen for this one so I’ll be back when I decide 🙇🏾‍♂️

Mama 🧸♉️ Alot I could say but I’ll save it for her birthday next week — She & my dad are the first artists I ever met so you’d be crazy to think they weren’t gonna be in my first show lololol🔜🏌🏾#TeaMaxxing Queen fr. Title has not been chosen for this one so I’ll be back when I decide 🙇🏾‍♂️

Realized I never gave these two phenoms their own post. My Grandma Gloria and her bestie of the same name. 🏹Very important figures in my life!

Full transparency version: I’ve tried to write this damn caption for 45 minutes to explain the 2022 origins of this project and the events that led me to do it but—too much lol I think I’ll just say it in a video —-the ultimate point is, if you’re an artist take that opportunity to immortalize the people and places that made you who you are. It’s an extremely grounding and powerful experience & I’m currently finishing up an entire series about it. There’s much more to the story but for now, I’m just glad to say they’ll be exhibiting in my first solo show—along with many more. See you soon? @playdetroit

“Glo” x “Glo More”, Inkjet Aluminum Transfers (2024)

Realized I never gave these two phenoms their own post. My Grandma Gloria and her bestie of the same name. 🏹Very important figures in my life!

Full transparency version: I’ve tried to write this damn caption for 45 minutes to explain the 2022 origins of this project and the events that led me to do it but—too much lol I think I’ll just say it in a video —-the ultimate point is, if you’re an artist take that opportunity to immortalize the people and places that made you who you are. It’s an extremely grounding and powerful experience & I’m currently finishing up an entire series about it. There’s much more to the story but for now, I’m just glad to say they’ll be exhibiting in my first solo show—along with many more. See you soon? @playdetroit

“Glo” x “Glo More”, Inkjet Aluminum Transfers (2024)

Realized I never gave these two phenoms their own post. My Grandma Gloria and her bestie of the same name. 🏹Very important figures in my life!

Full transparency version: I’ve tried to write this damn caption for 45 minutes to explain the 2022 origins of this project and the events that led me to do it but—too much lol I think I’ll just say it in a video —-the ultimate point is, if you’re an artist take that opportunity to immortalize the people and places that made you who you are. It’s an extremely grounding and powerful experience & I’m currently finishing up an entire series about it. There’s much more to the story but for now, I’m just glad to say they’ll be exhibiting in my first solo show—along with many more. See you soon? @playdetroit

“Glo” x “Glo More”, Inkjet Aluminum Transfers (2024)

Hydraulic Tour Storytime?🙇🏾‍♂️🏎️ #vlog #incoming #noshade

@x.raymar on his photography in view now @thevoyeurbordello

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Two pieces on view tonight [ @thevoyeurbordello 6-9 ] Thank you again to Miles and Connery for featuring my work in another beautiful show 🤍

Featured models:
“Clear” @kamsprofile
“Within Bliss” @unknown.t__

Within Bliss •*+🤍
Model: @unknown.t__

Within Bliss •*+🤍
Model: @unknown.t__

Within Bliss •*+🤍
Model: @unknown.t__