“I wanted to draw attention to this geometricized, rationalized, quantified world. I saw it as a world characterized by efficiency, by regimentation of movement, and by the rationalization of all social structures and bureaucracies, whether in the corporation, government, or university.” – Peter Halley

In Halley's critical analysis, life within modern culture has been inscribed and circumscribed by geometric networks: envision the city grid, the office skyscraper, the high-rise residential complex, the prison facility, the parking lot. Artist’s morphological explorations also focus on the traditional manner in which geometric abstraction has been interpreted. By incorporating the formal elements of Minimalist art, such as rigid color planes, singular shapes, and nonhierarchical arrangements, and mapping a narrative sensibility onto them, Halley challenges the presumed neutrality of such artistic expressions.