Winter 2005 Artist in Residence - Malian Lahey Exhibition Feb 10th - March 10th, 2005
	InterLaced is designed to create a harmonious polarization of space by creating geometrical relationships between objects and forms which are related to each other symbolically. "Throughout history, traditional civilizations have thought of the tent, house, tomb, or sancutary as a symbol of the universe. The idea of the "cosmic house" evolved from associating the domelike ceilings of these structures with the heavens" . The dome rests upon a square, representing the stability of earth - and forms a protective shell over the image of the world. The geometrical sensibilities of traditional cultures are based upon observation, experience, and subsequent conclusions, just as Western, Enlightenment science is. The main difference is that Enlightenment science puts a strenuous emphasis upon objectivity, while traditional cultures develop relationships with the phenomena and creatures which they observe, often through symbolism. This way of gathering knowledge is superior in that it allows the observer to interact with the observed, showing respect for the "subject-hood" of the observed. InterLaced encourages the viewer to practice subjective science by considering for themselves the structure of lace and its relationship to architectural structures, and the relationship of both to the world in general. - Malian Lahey Cartesian philosphy was instrumental in quantifying space for Western man to such an extent as to obliterate, practically, all memory of the qualititative space upon which all religious rites and orientation are based. In Islamic architecture space is never divorced from form...a sacred center polarizes the space about it just as just as the holy city of Mecca... polarizes all space for the supreme Islamic rite of the daily prayers. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Archive: artLedge - Fall 2006 Lacey Pipher- Winter 2006 Aili Schmeltz - Fall 2005 Malian Lahey - Winter 2005 Ellen Hartwell - Fall 2004 Don Lambert - Fall 2003