Thinking/Creating with Active Materials

Fluid Morphologies

Shape changing exhibit for Phillips Collection in Washington DC

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Invited by the Swiss Embassy in US, Enactive Environments group prepared a new exhibit for Phillips Collection in Washington DC in November 2015. Morphing objects composed of shape changing materials were presented in the museum which is better known for showing works from Picasso to Van Gogh. The exhibition included shapes developed by IAD alumni Florian Wille and Dominique Schmutz, as well as new work developed by Karmen Franinović, Luke Franzke and Dino Rossi.