"Double the Pleasure in Oranges"

In Twice As Nice, Michael DeSutter explores the act of reexamination, returning to familiar paths with renewed perspective shaped by experience and reflection. The work resists the allure of novelty, instead embracing discipline as a means of deepening understanding through repetition and sustained inquiry. Within this framework, DeSutter considers how momentum is formed—whether through incremental, repeated gestures or through the subtle evolution of approach over time—positioning the work between iteration and transformation. While the series does not seek definitive answers, it reflects an ongoing process of questioning and rediscovery, where revisiting the known becomes a catalyst for clarity, growth, and a fundamentally altered perspective. In the Artist's words: "I pushed myself to continue to go down the same paths to see them in new ways. All the while questioning: How is momentum built? Do small repeated movements build momentum? What’s the midpoint between doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results and doing things over and over expecting a deeper understanding?"