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A TEAS TO THE PERCEPTION OF THE URBAN EYE "DEPTHFORMS" BY ALEX CORNELIUS
AND YU NONG KHEW By Tatiana Ronderos January 17th to February 21st
Depthforms is an exquisite visual approach that merges geometry and urban structure, with sensitivity and artistic expression. The artists Alex Cornelius and Yu Nong Khew play with depths, shades and colors, so that they distract the observer's point of view, making him stop and look closer. It is in essence how they want society to sight the built environment – take a look, pause, and now look closer. This exhibition questions the way society sees and constructs the idea of urban structures. The artists use geometric principles to reveal the ambiguity of depth, dimensions and flatness and they explore how a city such as New York or Singapore Island could be perceived both two-dimensional and three-dimensional, depending on where you are standing. Yu Nong Khew and Alexander F. Cornelius are designers and artists who
study the cultural and social aspects in every urban plan. It is through
digital media and architectural drawing that they explore the material
and immaterial aspects of urban design, which allows them to stretch
the boundaries of the built environment. In "Depthforms,"
they play with different methods of dimensions and flatness, using 2-dimensional,
3-dimensional and 2.5-dimensional methods of representation, and by
doing so, they start a dialogue with the observer about "how do
you see what surrounds you?" and "how are you adapting to
its constant change?"
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