Cabinet

Curious things.
Unexpected company.

A curatorial practice for collections, exhibitions and visual research. Start with an object. Discover the company it keeps.

Complete irregular coral-red ceramic ring with a broad open centerThe space inside / Ceramic

Not alike.
Still related.

Follow a relationship
Complete amber glass vessel with rounded bulb and a narrow bent open neckA small interruption / GlassComplete dark brass comb-like study with unequal rounded teethAn uneven measure / BrassComplete dark indigo pleated textile form with a loose rust threadThe held movement / Textile

Four generated fictional studies. Scale is compositional; no dimensions, ownership or historical provenance are implied.

Three ways in.

Openings2 connected studiesRhythms2 connected studiesLines that turn3 connected studies

Give a collection
a point of view.

We help make the relationships between things legible: a collection narrative, an exhibition sequence or a visual research direction. This demonstration shows the approach through four invented studies.

A real engagement begins by checking your material, permissions, audience and questions. Interpretation follows the evidence.

How the practice works
Sample business, made up for this preview