Olivier van Herpt: Rewriting the Rules of the Machine

Where does the machine end and the maker begin? For Dutch designer Olivier van Herpt, this boundary has never been fixed. Instead, it’s a space to be pushed, tested, and reimagined. Based in Eindhoven, van Herpt constructs his own tools,…

Baroque Machinery: The Gothic Obsessions of Wim Delvoye

Wim Delvoye does not decorate; he infiltrates. For over three decades, the Belgian artist has carved, tattooed, welded, and reimagined the banal into something baroquely perverse. Best known to many for tattooing live pigs and constructing a working cloaca machine,…

Stitching Time: The Textile Work of Lim Seo-yoon

At once rooted in tradition and entirely contemporary, the textile work of Lim Seo-yoon reflects a thoughtful, slow way of living, one woven from threads of memory, material, and modernity. Working from Buyeo, South Korea, Lim uses traditional Korean fabrics…