The One Lab

Solid or liquid? Warm or cold? Constructing or sculpting? Everyone has different preferences! In Smooth or Rough?, an open workshop held concurrently with the Paper, Rock, Scissors exhibition, participants can experiment with a wide variety of materials. The entire left wall of The One Lab is decked out with fabrics of all colors and materials—glittery, silky, woolly, fluffy, smooth, and rough.* Variations of these fabrics range from yellow to red, to pink, violet, blue, turquoise and green. The intensely vibrant colors make for a surprising and complex visual experience.

There are also fabrics available for touching, painting, shaping, embroidering, or cutting—anything goes here. Lego bricks on the opposite wall can be used to build new constructions that extend upward and into the space.** Positioned in between are five mirrored tables offering modeling clay in pink, yellow, and blue for making luminous objects. Smooth or rough? hones perception and opens up new possibilities for shaping and designing the world, allowing participants to follow their own inclinations.

Mona Jas