Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered
Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered is an exhibition I curated at Tiger Strikes Astroid Chicago, (remnantsrecombinedreconsidered.com) with design duo Sharon and Guy, a crossdisciplinary exhibition exploring the boundaries of graphic design through photography, collage, and other media.
Bits of color, twisted form, faded words—stimulation is inspiration. The mode of operation is that of a street photographer, constantly noticing the unnoticed: the decrepit, the dilapidated, the dismissed. Our eyes scan, automatically and systematically, as they move through the city, waiting for delight, for curios to reveal themselves. Whimsy and happenstance are key. When found, these trash treasures are photographed or brought back, examined, and then set aside until one day partnered or grouped with other finds. Such is the process: hunting and gathering, thinking and making. The eyes, the brain, the heart—they don’t switch off. They invariably detect, desire, and direct the hands, continually compelled.
