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CRI SI Si saBer l i nbasedcol l abor at i onofSpani shar t i stAl ber t oRami r ezandGer man ar t i stJ ochenVr ba.Thei rcur r entwor ki st heBORDERSSer i es1and2. [ Di gr essi on“ bor der ” :Abor deri st heedgeoraboundar yofar oom,l i neorsur f ace.I tf or mst heendandt hebegi nni ngofanyt hi ng. ] Theexhi bi t i ondeal swi t hvar i oust ypesofbor der s–t hei rr andom and ar bi t r ar y nat ur e.I nanexpl or at i ve,spont aneousandl i ber al l ysi mpl i f yi ngway,t hear t i st st ake upt hequest i onof‘ wher ei st hel i ne( s)bet weenar t wor k,cr eat i vepr ocessandt he t ool st heyut i l i z e.I ti sj ustt hi squest i ont hatbl ur st heboundar i esbet weent hei ndi vi dualwor ksoft heent i r eexhi bi t i on.Besi dest hi s,t hevi ewerwi l lfindbor der sofdi f f er entshapesandcol or si nCRI SI S’ar t wor k.Thel i nesofmovementwi l ll eadvi ewer s t hr ought hei rpai nt i ngsi ndi f f er entdi r ect i ons,r hyt hmsandvi br at i ons. TheBORDERSSer i es1consi st sofmapl i kepai nt i ngsoncanvas.Theyr epr esentt he fir stpar toft hebor der sser i esandshowcol or f ulcomposi t i onsi nacr yl i c.Thecompl ement ar i t yofevensur f aces-qui et l ychor eogr aphedandout l i nedwi t hapen-and col or f ul l yvi br antl ayer sofr est l essnessr esembl est hewor l di nwhi chwel i ve. essi on “ Mer cat orpr oj ect i on” :The t wodi mensi onalpr oj ect i on oft he [ Di gr gl obei snamed" Mer cat orpr oj ect i on"( goi ngbackt ot heBel gi anGer har dMer cat ori n1 569) .Wor t ht onot ei st hef act ,t hatt her el at i onshi pbet weent hesi z es ofcount r i esi sdi st or t ed.Forexampl e,Af r i caandNor t hAmer i caar eshownof t hesamesi z e,whi l eAf r i cai saboutt hr eet i mest hesi z eofNor t hAmer i ca. Hence,i ti si mpossi bl et or eadpr opor t i onswi t houtf ur t heri nf or mat i on.When usi ngdi gi t almaps,t hescal ei susual l yadapt edt ot heshownmap.St i l l ,i tr emai nsi mpossi bl et ounder st andpr opor t i ons. ]
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Ther epr esent at i onsi nBORDERSdonotmakei tpossi bl et odr aw concl usi onsabout t hesi z er at i obet weeni ndi vi dualr epr esent at i ons,t heydonothaveauni f or m scal e. Theymayshowbor der sofcont i nent s,t owns,l akes,shor es-anyt hi ng. Thesecondpar t ,t heBORDERSSer i es2,const i t ut eswoodenpanel swi t hpai nt edpl exi gl assst r i ps. [ Di gr essi on“ Pl exi gl ass” :Pl exi gl assdi dnotseewi despr eadcommer ci alappl i cat i onunt i lwhenGer mansci ent i stOt t oRohm andhi sr esear cht eam hadt hei rdeci si vebr eakt hr ough.Aschancewoul d havei t ,a sampl eoft hemonomer i c met hylmet hacr yl at e( MMA)waskepti nabot t l ebyt hewi ndow.Whendayl i ght f el loni t ,i tt r i gger edapol ymer i z at i onr eact i on.I tdest r oyedt hebot t l ebutl ef ta bl ockofpol ymet hylmet hacr yl at e( PMMA) .I nf ur t herexper i ment s,t her awmat er i alwaspol ymer i z edundercont r ol l edcondi t i onsandt hi nacr yl i cgl asspanes wer eobt ai ned.Thenewmat er i alwasgi vent hename" Pl exi gl as"andwasr egi st er edasabr andi n1 933.I ti sof t enusedi nsheetf or m asal i ght wei ghtor shat t er r esi st antal t er nat i vet ogl ass.Ascompar edt ogl assofequalt hi ckness, pl exi gl assi sl i ght erbyupt o50% wi t hgr eat ert r anspar ency.Pl exi gl asst r ansmi t s mor el i ghtt hangl ass,pr ovi desbet t erheati nsul at i on,andhashi gheri mpact st r engt h. ] I nr esponset ot heCOVI D1 9out br eak,pr ot ect i vebar r i er smadeofpl exi gl assbecame essent i alf ort hepr event i onoft hevi r usspr eadi ng.Pl exi gl assbar r i er shaveappear ed atoursuper mar ketcheckout s,dr ugst or esandr est aur ant s–t ur ni ngourwor l di nt oa wor l doft r anspar entbor der s.Theyr emi ndust hatourr eal i t yhaschanged.Di st ances andspacet akeaonanovelmeani ng.
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SowhathappenedwhenCRI SI Smeti nat i meofapandemi c ? Fort hepai nt i ngsoft heBORDERSSer i es1-t het wousedal ongi shst r i pofflexi bl e pl exi gl asst ocovert hei rcanvaswi t ht hi ckacr yl i cpai nt .Theedgeoft hepl exi gl asswas usedt oscr apeorsmeart hepai nt acr osst hesur f aceoft hewor k.Thepl exi gl assst at edani ndi spensabl et ooloft hi spr ocess,bear i ngi nmi ndt hatt hepai ntbehavi orandpr oper t i eswer el ef tt ochanceand r andomness. ForBORDERSSer i es2,t her ewasashi f ti nf ocus.Whatt hei rwor ki ngmat er i alwas bef or ehadnowbecomet hever ycor eoft hei rar t wor k.Avastnumberofst r i psofpai nt edpl exi gl assr eflect i ngt hecol orpal et t eoft heBORDERSSer i es1pai nt i ngs.I nt hei r pai nt i ngsofSer i es2,t heyst ar t edt oassembl ear hyt hmi cper f or manceofcol or edsur f aces,r emi ni scentoft hest r uct ur eofabarchar t .Thespacebet weent hest r i psand t hei rdi f f er entwi dt hscr eat eauni f or m st r uct ur eandcoher entappear ance.I nsomeof t hepai nt i ngs,t hedi f f er entl engt hofst r i pesf or m asof twavemot i on.Aswi t ht hemaps i nSer i es1 ,i ti snotpossi bl et oputt hei magesi nt opr opor t i onwi t houtaddi t i onali nf or mat i on.I ti sacodedr epr esent at i on. CRI SI S’ar ti scomi ngt or esembl et her api dl ychangi ngwor l di nwhi chwel i ve,ar epr esent at i onoft heendandt hebegi nni ngandbot hatt hesamet i me.
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“ Anar t i st i cpr ocessi sauni quecombi nat i onofvi si on,cr eat i vi t y,i nt ui t i on,andcol l abor at i onbal ancedwi t hcr af t , t echni que,account abi l i t y,di sci pl i ne,anduseoft i meandr esour ces. ” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Pl exi gl assbar r i er shavemushr oomedatoursuper mar ketcheckout s,dr ugst or esandr est aur ant s-t ur ni ngour wor di nt oawor l doft r anspar entbor der s. ” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Col orhar monyhasbeenat opi cofext ensi vest udyt hr oughouthi st or y,butonl ysi ncet heRenai ssanceandt heSci ent i ficRevol ut i onhasi tseenext ensi vecodi ficat i on.Ar t i st sanddesi gner smakeuse oft hesehar moni esi nor dert oachi evecer t ai nmoodsoraest het i cs. ” Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Nat ur albor der sar egeogr aphi calf eat ur est hatpr esentnat ur alobst acl est ocommuni cat i onandt r anspor t .Exi st i ngpol i t i calbor der sar eof t enaf or mal i z at i onofsuchhi st or i cal ,nat ur alobst acl es. “ Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Epoxyr esi nsar eat wocomponentsyst em consi st i ngofr esi nandhar dener .Bymi xi ngt het wocomponent s,achemi calr eact i ont akespl acesot hatt hel i qui dr esi ngr adual l yhar denst oasol i dpl ast i c. � Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Ascompar edt ogl assofequalt hi ckness,pl exi gl assi sl i ght erbyupt o50% wi t hgr eat ert r anspar ency”
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“ I ti snotpossi bl et ocl assi f yt hemeani ngofnat ur alandpol i t i calbor der swi t houtknowi ngt hepr opor t i onsshown” Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ ALi nei sacont i nuousext entofl engt h,st r ai ghtorcur ved,wi t houtbr eadt hort hi ckness;t het r aceof amovi ngpoi nt . ” Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Themai nchar act eri sacent r alchar act erwhoact sast heaudi encesur r ogat e—weexper i encet hest or yt hr ough t hei reyes. ” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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Whatshoul dIdowi t hyou,waves, You,whocanneverdeci de Weat heryourt hefir stort hel ast ? Yout hi nkyoucandefinet hecoastwi t hyourconst antwi shwash, Gr i ndi tdownwi t hyourcomi ngandgoi ng. Andyetnooneknowshowl ongt hecoast l i ner eal l yi s, Wher et hel andst ops,wher et hel andbegi ns, Andyou’ r ef or everchangi ngt hel i ne,l engt h,l ay, Wi t ht hemoonandunpr edi ct abl e. Theonl yconst anti syouri nconsi st ency. Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ At ooli sanobj ectusedt oext endt heabi l i t yofani ndi vi dualt omodi f yf eat ur esoft hesur r oundi ng envi r onment . ” Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Changei saboutusi ngext er nali nfluencest omodi f yact i onst oachi evedesi r edr esul t s.Tr ansf or mat i oni sabout modi f yi ngbel i ef ssot hatnat ur alact i onsachi evet hedesi r edr esul t s. ” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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Recycl i ngi st hepr ocessofconver t i ngwast e mat er i al si nt onewmat er i al sandobj ect s.The r ecycl abi l i t y ofa mat er i aldepends on i t s abi l i t yt or eacqui r et hepr oper t i esi thadi ni t s vi r gi noror i gi nalst at e. Recycl i ng i s a key componentofmoder n wast er educt i onandi st het hi r dcomponent oft he" Reduce,Reuse,andRecycl e"wast ehi er ar chy.Ther e ar e some I SO st andar dsr el at edt or ecycl i ngsuchasI SO 1 527 0: 2008f or pl ast i cswast eandI SO1 4001 : 201 5f orenvi r onment al management cont r ol of r ecycl i ng pr act i ce. Mat er i al st ober ecycl edar esor t ed,cl eaned, andr epr ocessedi nt onewmat er i al sdest i ned f ormanuf act ur i ngnewpr oduct s. Al lpl exi gl asssl i cesusedi nt heBor der sser i es ar ewast epr oduct sofi ndust r i alcompani esi n ber l i n.
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“ Ther ei sar eal m ofi deasorf or ms,whi chexi sti ndependent l yofanyonewhomayhavet hought son t hesei deas,andi ti st hei deaswhi chdi st i ngui shmer eopi ni onf r om knowl edge,f orunl i kemat er i al t hi ngswhi char et r ansi entandl i abl et ocont r ar ypr oper t i es,i deasar eunchangi ngandnot hi ngbutj ust whatt heyar e� Ti t t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Abor deri st heedgeoraboundar yofar oom,l i neorsur f ace.I tf or mst heendofsomet hi ngaswel last hebegi nni ng” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Tr anspar encyi st hephysi calpr oper t yofal l owi ngl i ghtt opasst hr ought hemat er i alwi t houtappr eci abl escat t er i ngofl i ght . ” Ti t l e Techni que Si z e Year
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“ Wher edoest hebor derst op,wher edoesi tbegi n?” Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Wi t houtf ur t heri nf or mat i on,i ti snotpossi bl et or eadpr opor t i onsonmapsi nt hemer cat orvi ew”
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“ Gr eatt hi ngsar enotdonebyi mpul se,butbyaser i esofsmal lt hi ngsbr oughtt oget her .Andgr eat t hi ngsar enotsomet hi ngacci dent al ,butar ewi l l ed.Whati sdr awi ng?Howdoesonel ear ni t ?I ti swor ki ngt hr oughani nvi si bl ei r onwal lt hatseemst ost andbet weenwhatonef eel sandwhatonecando. � Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ Tr ansf or mat i oni st hepr ocessofchangi ngf r om onequal i t at i vest at et oanot her .Tr ansf or mat i onas apr ocessoft r ansmut at i onf r om onest at et oanot hercanappl yt oani ndi vi dualoranor gani sat i onor t hepr oductorser vi cesuppl i edbyt heor gani sat i on. � Ti t t l e Techni que si z e Year
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“ I deascanbeabst r actconcept st hatdonotpr esentasment ali mages. ”
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CRI SI Si saBer l i nbasedcol l abor at i onbyspani shar t i stAl ber t oRami r ezandger man ar t i stJ ochenVr ba. I twast hever yfir stt i met heymeti near l y201 3whent heydeci dedt ocol l abor at ewi t h t hei rar t s.Unl i kemostot herpl ansmadei nber l i nni ght l i f et heyfini shedt hei rfir st pai nt i ngonl yt hr eedaysl at er . Whi l stRami r ezi sknownf orhi sabst r actpai nt i ngswi t hst r ongvi sualpr esenceVr bas wor kshowesmost l ycompl ext echni calbasedobj ect sandki net i cscul pt ur es.I nt hei r wor ksf orCHI SI St heywor kt oget herbycombi ni ngt woor emor et opi csi naabst r act codeoff or m andcol or .Bybl ur r i ngt heboar der st heycr eat epower f ulandcat chy hybr i di mageswi t hast r ongbutdi ver sest at ement . yl eoft hei rWor ki smanl yt her esul tofawel lsophi st i cat edi deaandaf ast , Thest spont aneouswayofpai nt i ng.Vr baandRami r ezspentmor et i meonsket chi ngand di scussi ngt hei deasf ornew combi nat i onst hen t heyspenti nt heat el i er .Even t hought heywer enevert al ki ngaboutt hi si tt ur nedoutt hatmostoft hei rpai nt i ngs ar edonei nonl yonesessi on.
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