Alter-Projects, as the lead Curator for A/D/O by MINI curated 'On Loop', an installation by Universal Design Studio for Archtober month in October 2019.
On the heels of opening their first U.S. office in Manhattan, London’s UDS unveiled a performance-based installation at A/D/O/. The participatory On Loop underpins the firm’s research and development-driven methodology, a process of collaborative experimentation to design unique spaces that interact with their users.
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By no means an easy feat, the installation, highlights the cumulative nature of progress, while experimenting with the cyclic ideas of co-creation.
As well as the free public day-to-day activities available as part of On Loop, a series of seven ticketed evening workshops will allow participants to explore the installation’s themes using a variety of media, including craft, food, drawing, writing, and teachable systems.
For example, BKLYN CLAY will host two events: the first requires attendees to shape clay forms using simple tools; in the second, a different group of participants will decorate and finish the items. Designer Laila Gohar will lead another workshop involving the creation of edible outcomes, a sound session lead by artist Juan Miguel Marin, then to close the series, a partnership with IBM will allow guests to teach choreographed movements to an artificial intelligence robot.