A meditation on perfection, "No Such Thing" is the culmination of a three-year photographic project by Chicago-based photographer Nolis Anderson. What began as an inquiry into how fellow creatives relate the idea of "perfection" to their own practice evolved into a broader body of work. It came to incorporate themes of identity and the personal philosophies individuals construct around flaw and ideal alike. Anderson began the project with a recurring question posed to friends and collaborators across creative disciplines: what does perfection mean to you, and where do you find it, or fail to, in your own work? The conversations that followed became as central to the project as the photographs themselves, shaping how each portrait came to be composed. The exhibition features eight portraits of the photographer's peers, shot on expired black-and-white film. The grain, texture, and light leaks that emerged from the film's own deterioration became integral to the work, embedding the unpredictability of the process directly into the final image. Rather than correcting these imperfections, Anderson allowed them to remain, treating the film's decay as a collaborator rather than an obstacle. Each piece is mounted on custom wood backing in place of traditional framing and displayed without glass, inviting viewers to engage closely with the prints. In refusing the polish of conventional presentation, "No Such Thing" asks its audience to sit with the same questions its subjects were asked to consider: whether perfection exists, and why we continue to look for it. ___

Nolis Anderson is a Chicago-born photographer working across portraiture and lifestyle photography. Known for capturing candid, intimate moments with athletes, musicians, and public figures.

Anderson's photographs have appeared in GQ, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, TIME, and Wall Street Journal, among other publications, and his work has been the subject of features by the Emerson Collective and The Photographic Journal. His client list spans the worlds of sport, music, and fashion, including Nike, Adidas, Apple, the Chicago Bulls, Chelsea Football Club, Sony Music, and Roc Nation. His photograph of President Obama's farewell address remains among one of his most recognized images.