Through The Warp

Exhibition of textile-inspired work bends perception

Exploring the construction that literally makes up the fabric of our lives, “Through The Warp” presents seven different approaches to the concept of forms built out of congruent lines and overlapping repetition. Though the theme may seem vague, the pieces all share a tension inherent to the imposed design structure. Established artists such as Karl Erickson, Beryl Korot and Lawrence Weiner are involved in the …

Marcelo Coelho

Stunning explorations in physical interface design from an MIT Media Lab student

Boasting a list of innovations of sci-fi proportions, designer and researcher Marcelo Coelho paints a future that is both accessible and immediate. Referencing daily materials and human behavior, Coelho creates objects that feel technologically tailored and socially integrated. After completing his BFA in Computation Arts at Montreal’s Concordia University, Coelho relocated to Cambridge, MA, where he is currently a PhD candidate at the MIT Media …

Patrick Tosani

Pictorial mind games in a contemporary French photographer's first retrospective

At first glance Patrick Tosani‘s photographs seem like textbook examples of monolithic, clean and simple photography. But look a little closer and objects like ice cubes, spoons and high-heeled shoes reveal themselves by a trick of perspective and massive proportions, playing with scale and drawing the viewer into a new dimension. Over 200 such clever twists (many of which have never been shown before) comprise …