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paola pivi on why we can no longer play
the artist considers play as a form of freedom, and asks what we lose when we can no longer experiment without being watched.
frank kunert’s miniature worlds bend the logic of familiar architecture
using scale to loosen the rules of the built world, hand-built miniature sets turn familiar architecture slightly absurd.
before calder’s mobiles, this mini circus brought his wire figures to life in paris
lions, tigers, acrobats and balloons, costumed and created to fit in a suitcase, make up one of alexander calder’s foundational works in play and wire.
wrapped in a photovoltaic skin, this student-designed EV creates more energy than it uses
a skin of 1,781 photovoltaic cells turns deep orange 17’s exterior into an active energy-harvesting surface.





















