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Room With Its Own Rules by Matylda Krzykowski

Apr 26, 2017

With art, craft, and design pieces by 20 women creatives, the Room With its Own Rules exhibition will be the final instalment of Matylda Krzykowski’s Collection #3 exhibition cycle at New York’s Chamber gallery.

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Photography by David Brandon Geeting

Swedish sculptor and “occasional designer” Hilda Hellström explores the sensuous qualities of natural and manmade materials. By doing so, she sheds light on components that are often overlooked. Reflecting Contemplated is a multi-applicational series that conveys man’s dualistic relationship with nature; control and cohabitation. Hellström’s investigation explores how seemingly inert rocks shift, unbeknownst to onlookers. Expanding on her exploration of how man interacts with nature, the sculptor employs a sampling of inlaid stones to create wall pieces, stools and other objects that depict almost folkloric tales of this omnipresent relationship. 

Finding a serene balance between solidity and malleability, Amsterdam-based duo Buro Belén developed Falling Rock in 2015. the multi-purpose furniture piece was created in various iterations employing Rose-quartz, Onyx and Quartzite with silk, velvet, and PUfabric respectively. The obvious physical polarity of hard and soft surfaces evokes larger questions about contemporary interiors. Comprising Buro Belén – Brecht Duijf and Lenneke Langenhuijsen are self-defined materializers. Their goal is to develop object-based and spatial applications that push materials to new limits while still holding fast to intuitive, emotional, and visceral aspects.

Transdisciplinary South Korean creative Mimi Jung studied at both New York’s Cooper Union and HGK Basel. Her site-specific works transcend disciplines and are intended to express personal vision through the subtlety of form and material interplays. Like a true craftsperson, Jung places less emphasis on the importance of technical results. The Neon Orange and Periwinkle Wall emulates the need for simultaneous isolation and engagement. A semi-permeable membrane divider allows one to occupy both personal and collective space.  

Room With Its Own Rules: 4 May to 22 July
Chamber: 515 West 23rd St. New York

Cocoon #1 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #1 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #1 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #1 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #2 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #2 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #2 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Cocoon #2 by Marlène Huissoud, Honeybee bio resin, pine wood, silkworm cocoons, 59h x 24w x 24d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Chair) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Chair) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Chair) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Chair) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Bench) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Bench) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Bench) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Soft Pavilion #2 (Bench) by Ania Jaworska, Wood Frame, Memory Foam, Foam Padding, Neoprene Fabric, 28h x 20w x 20d in.
Installation view
Installation view
Fabienne by Sigrid von Lintig
Fabienne by Sigrid von Lintig
Installation view
Installation view
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Mara Bench by Ana Kraš, Laminated MDF board, starphire glass
Foldwork Triptych by Studio Berg, Black coated brass 44.09h x 87.40w x 3.74d in
Foldwork Triptych by Studio Berg, Black coated brass 44.09h x 87.40w x 3.74d in
Foldwork Triptych by Studio Berg, Black coated brass 44.09h x 87.40w x 3.74d in
Foldwork Triptych by Studio Berg, Black coated brass 44.09h x 87.40w x 3.74d in
Xhosa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, Neon
Xhosa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, Neon
Xhosa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, Neon
Xhosa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, Neon
Taraxa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, neon, 51h x 24w in
Taraxa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, neon, 51h x 24w in
Taraxa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, neon, 51h x 24w in
Taraxa by Gun Gordillo, Glass, neon, 51h x 24w in
Installation View
Installation View
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Reflecting on the contemplated by Hilda Hellström, Casting techniques, intarsia/inlay techniques 10h x 10w x 19d cm.
Installation View
Installation View
Neon Orange and Periwinkle Wall by Mimi Jung, Woven mohair with steel structure, 78h x 70w x 40d in
Neon Orange and Periwinkle Wall by Mimi Jung, Woven mohair with steel structure, 78h x 70w x 40d in
Falling Rock (Rosequartz) by Buro Belén, Silk/viscose velvet fabric, cotton stretch fabric, styrofoam balls, 35h x 110w x 130d cm
Falling Rock (Rosequartz) by Buro Belén, Silk/viscose velvet fabric, cotton stretch fabric, styrofoam balls, 35h x 110w x 130d cm
Falling Rock (Rosequartz) by Buro Belén, Silk/viscose velvet fabric, cotton stretch fabric, styrofoam balls, 35h x 110w x 130d cm
Falling Rock (Rosequartz) by Buro Belén, Silk/viscose velvet fabric, cotton stretch fabric, styrofoam balls, 35h x 110w x 130d cm
Door open to Doubt by Lindsey Adelman, Concrete, electrical components, glass, steel, 114h x 72w x 8d in.
Door open to Doubt by Lindsey Adelman, Concrete, electrical components, glass, steel, 114h x 72w x 8d in.
Wych Elm Burl Tsuitate, or “Phoenix Rising” by Mira Nakashima, Scottish Wych Elm Burl, East Indian Laurel, American Black Walnut, 97h x 36w x 36d in.
Wych Elm Burl Tsuitate, or “Phoenix Rising” by Mira Nakashima, Scottish Wych Elm Burl, East Indian Laurel, American Black Walnut, 97h x 36w x 36d in.
Wych Elm Burl Tsuitate, or “Phoenix Rising” by Mira Nakashima, Scottish Wych Elm Burl, East Indian Laurel, American Black Walnut, 97h x 36w x 36d in.
Wych Elm Burl Tsuitate, or “Phoenix Rising” by Mira Nakashima, Scottish Wych Elm Burl, East Indian Laurel, American Black Walnut, 97h x 36w x 36d in.
Installation View
Installation View
Pussy Grabs Back by Johanna Grawunder, Powder coated sheet aluminum, fluorescent tube with colored gel, 18h x 56w x 7d in.
Pussy Grabs Back by Johanna Grawunder, Powder coated sheet aluminum, fluorescent tube with colored gel, 18h x 56w x 7d in.
'EQUALS' easy chair by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' easy chair by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' easy chair by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' easy chair by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' standing light by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' standing light by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' standing light by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
'EQUALS' standing light by Sabine Marcelis, Cast polished resin, tempered waxed steel, 40h x 31w x 31d in.
Implements In Thunderblue by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Thunderblue by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Pink by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Pink by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Blood Red by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Blood Red by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Red by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Red by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Apricot by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Apricot by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Green by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
Implements In Green by Åsa Jungnelius, Glass, leather, mirroring, tape, 32h x 7w x 7d in
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