Mikel Robinson is a self-trained North Carolina artist who currently resides in Durham. For the past ten years, his work has centered on the use of light and turn-of-the century photography.  Heavily influenced by the Outsider art movement, and prominent conceptual artists such as French artist Christian Boltanski, Robinson’s work is often very abstract in nature and hard to classify.  Visually, however, Robinson’s art has the nostalgic qualities of days past, combined with the attempt to directly connect with viewers’ emotions.  Thematically, his art discusses deeper universal aspects of human existence such as love, longing, and human mortality.  Recent exhibitions include the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, SUNY Brockport, Brockport NY, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA, and Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater MA.