Unhide

SMART OBJECTS presents Unhide, an exhibition of works by Conor Backman, Adam Cruces, Chadwick Gibson, Friedemann Heckel, Alexis Indris, Sara Ludy, Ariane Schick, Pascual Sisto, and Michael Stasis.

As we move awkwardly towards a more symbiotic relationship with technology, new user interfaces must be designed. Due to an increasing dependency on our devices and the quest for a more seamless user experience, tech companies are racing to define the new UI landscape.

The works in Unhide consider different aspects of the contemporary mediated experience. Some function as formal compositions that allude to potential interfaces. Others work as metaphors that gesture towards a more featureless, harmonious form for tomorrow's UI. Combined, the works provide the means for one to picture what is an ambiguous approaching reality.

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Ariane Schick, Mister Strings, Latex, plexiglass, chrome standoffs, 24” x 26” x 2”, 60 x 65 x 3 cm, 2013

Michael Stasis & Chadwick Gibson, Jawn, Biconcave lens, USB cable, cockroaches, 30” x 8” x 5”, 76 x 20 x 13 cm, 2015

Conor Backman, Still Frames, Plywood, plexiglass each 33” x 17”, 83 x 42 cm, 2013

Chadwick Gibson, Water Horse, Fresnel lens, acrylic vitrine, dye-sublimation aluminum print, 24” x 36” x 3”, 61 x 91 x 8 cm, 2015

Adam Cruces, To Be Determined, Wristwatch, sea sponge, resin, selfie stick, 5” x 3” x 32”, 13 x 8 x 76 cm, 2014

Friedemann Heckel, Untitled (Dark Blue), Untitled (Brown), Engraving on glass, pastel on cardboard, nutwood frame, each 20” x 26”, 50 x 65 cm, 2014

Pascual Sisto, Single Slit, Mat board, silver gelatin print, artist’s frame, 11” x 17”, 28 x 43 cm, 2013

Adam Cruces, Lost and Found, (iPhone) 3D iPhone print, water, wine glass, acrylic, spring clamps, Dimensions Variable, 2014

Sara Ludy, Sunset, Video, 60:00, loop 1920 x 1080 pixels, Unique, 2015