Art Direction, Curation & Graphic Design
Kirkland Gallery
Kirkland Gallery
Kirkland Gallery at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
2022.03 Air Drop
A Performance by Klelia Siska & Shant CharoianAir Drop investigates the notion of ‘lightness’ in creating growing spatial conditions. A breathable ceiling re-examines the contrasting nature of air; despite being intangible, it can become a force strong enough to deform a surface and have a gravitational impact. The performative installation operates with an economy of means, suggesting lightness in its minimal construction, as new spaces are born. The ritual mimics the cyclical growth of a human belly, changing from a visual scene to a physical object in conversation with the visitors. We ask you to observe but also embody the effects of air as they take a pause from the outside world.
2022.03 Precarious
by Anthony Terzino & Yiyao Tang
The medium of print is a precarious one—increasingly digitized, environmentally conscious, acutely aware of its own structural and material conditions. Readers, then, are left to decide the status not only of print, but entire states, sectors and economies in a way that is difficult to describe or represent, yet relies almost entirely on visibility and spectacle to “break the news”. Under this regime of visibility, what structures and standings can we use to affirm these material effects—its cracks, its fissures, its breaks—to better understand its intentions?Visitors are allowed to stand on slabs and break them.
2021.11 Specter Spectra
Immersive Installation by Elif Erez, Edward Wang, Rana Irma Aksoy, Ernesto CarvajalThe installation is a ‘specter’ that draws visitors into a multisensory path hosting a spectrum of sound and light. Layered compositions of audio fragments create a syncopated rhythm, layered and moving hues of light become visual cues for various levels of listening and audiovisual perception. Pockets within the membrane create moments of pause; syncopation through modulated drops of sound and light finds its embodiment in this shell of delightful effects, inviting visitors to take a rest from everyday life, into a space of contemplation and creative energy, of specters and spectra.
Curation Team:
Shane Ah-Siong, Eva Lavranou, Anthony Terzino, Xiaji Zhou, Maggie Chen
Shane Ah-Siong, Eva Lavranou, Anthony Terzino, Xiaji Zhou, Maggie Chen