Looking Outwards 08

The Hyphen Labs: In Emergency Break Glass

Eyeo (2018)

Hyphen labs, run by Ece Tankal and Carmen Aguilar y Wedge, is a lab whose projects have a wide range of qualities– from ‘translating between realities’, to experimentation, aesthetics, empowerment, and speculative. They describe themselves to still not have a super definite style and identity, especially since they started recently in 2014.

They introduced a kinetic light installation that they had been working on called Pragmatic in New York City. I thought their thought process and the relationship that was created between intention and form– especially in terms of how the form of the piece was influenced by the mood they wanted to create– was really cool. The concept of bringing the outside in is something I am curious about, especially when thinking about emerging spaces in AR/VR and even just the general advancements in technology. I think the project was a nice balance between mood and rhythms from the outside in without trying too hard to replace the experience of being outside.

Their project visualizing deaths from the opioid crisis was also one that really caught my eye. The detail that went to crafting every pill is mind-blowing. I think it was really engaging to see their projects all presented primarily in video format– it was really effective in quickly and holistically communicating big ideas.

https://vimeo.com/channels/eyeo2018/287093806http://hyphen-labs.com/prismatic.html