Sculpture

The multidisciplinary nature of PHScolograms meant that there were significant number of collaborations between artists and scientific practitioners. Sandor has collaborated with notable women in STEM including Nobel Prize recipient Jennifer Doudna, Beth Stevens, Cynthia K. Thompson, Carolina Cruz-Neira, and others who have contributed to the ‘herstory’ of women in science.

The theme of architecture plays a big role in Ellen Sandor and (art)n’s artistic practice. Many key architectural figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Frank Gehry have designed iconic building within the vicinity of Chicago. The use of computer graphics opens the possibility to explore architecture design beyond physical limitations and envisions new ways of experiencing architectural spaces in the virtual world.

Townhouse: Revisited was created for “Townhouse” an architectural competition sponsored by the Graham Foundation. This PHSCologram sculpture addresses issues of the body, public space, and touch in the architecture of virtual reality. The work was created in response to such questions as: if hard matter and gravity offer no impediment in virtual reality, what then will meeting, working and playing in spaces look like there?