softlab: r&d:azzle

'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 kelsey
installation: rolando lineros, simon kristak, andrew chen, andrew manart,
najwa doughman, emily mak
fabrication: flatcut