'r&d:azzle' by SOFTlab in brooklyn, new york, USA

‘r&d:azzle’ by SOFTlab in brooklyn, new york, USA all images courtesy SOFTlab image © alan tansey

new york-based creative collective SOFTlab has sent us images of their newest installation piece ‘r&d:azzle’, a pair of plywood structures conceived and produced for the creators project: new york 2011 in brooklyn, new york. completely held together by a system of zip ties, the irregular objects utilize triangulated surfaces to ensure structural stability without the aid of a frame. seeking to actively engage the viewers in the experience, the plywood objects are wrapped in a graphically-arresting skin which visually warps the forms of the pieces. by encouraging the viewers to walk around the structures, the installation is discovered from multiple vantage points within the exhibition space. a series of windows lend views of the interior which features irregular segments that create a inverted kaleidoscopic effect, producing fractured images of both the viewers and the objects’ immediate surroundings. 

installation view image © alan tansey

image © alan tansey

image © alan tansey

image © alan tansey

(left) image © alan tansey (right) image © james medcraft

image © alan tansey

image © bryan derballa

image © bryan derballa

image © james medcraft

image © james medcraft

image © james medcraft

project info:

materials: plywood, tape, zip ties, dichroic acrylic dimensions: 8′ x 16′ x 8′design team: michael szivos, elliot white, carrie mcknelly, alex singer-bieder, sean madigan, liz kelseyinstallation: rolando lineros, simon kristak, andrew chen, andrew manart, najwa doughman, emily makfabrication: flatcut

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