2013 – non/studio

graphics ≠ design

nonstudio — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 23:59:10 +0000

A conceptual and practical think-tank tasking teenagers to meditate on the ethics of design. We explored a brief history of objects, branding and the ever-present visual strata we navigate in our daily lives. Students used books, websites, magazines and ephemera to seek modalities that embody personal ways of seeing, creating mood boards and channelling styles to tell visual stories.

with the CITY teens @ the Children’s Creativity Museum, culminating in an exhibition at the Incline Gallery, San Francisco, summer 2013.

beauty salon

nonstudio — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:48:17 +0000

Established under a division of the Feminist Economics Department, fema (forays and explorations in mitigating action) develops exercises defying capitalist structures & constructed ideals of ‘beauty’. perhaps we are trying to view beautification and modification ideals as a state of mind, rather than a state of body. fema provides access to unique consultation services, using imagery, object evaluation and mind-mapping techniques to dispel realities & craft new possibilities. we serve to aid in the preparation for and mitigation of all potential hazards, with the intention of un-gendering, re-conceptualizing and neutralizing ‘visible’ body treatments.

fema as representatives of the Feminist Economics Department at ictus projects, San Francisco, November 2013.

utopian gesture

nonstudio — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 04:14:23 +0000

Provision of services for patrons visiting the art center, obfuscating the use of the doorways as entrances and demarcating them as infinite ‘EXITS’. Featuring a LIVE Webcast and real time access to safety and security audits within the institution by way of modifying egress routes.

fema at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts , a night of utopian gestures, March 2013.

string theories

nonstudio — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 03:55:24 +0000

Exploring methods of making natural fibers and found materials. Large scale models are posited as a method to collaborate using ageless techniques like home-made spool knitters from wood and sticks, knotting, looping and braiding.

strings & things workshop series at The Children’s Creativity Museum, 2013

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nonstudio — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 03:28:49 +0000

Inflatable structure powered by conditioned air.

a site for collective dialogue about resources and spaces, consistently deployed for interaction, performance and research.

a space for ___, part of everything is TEMP @ TEMP art space, 57 Walker Street, New York, Summer 2013.