from my lens.
“Come Back and Tell Me Why Things Last
Work by Lauren Gideonse (M.Arch ‘24) and Adriana Giorgis (M.Arch ‘24)
Come Back and Tell Me Why Things Last shares a set of parables, case study buildings, and their stories, towards understanding the factors that affect building lifespan in the United States. The exhibition is the product of two long road trips through the American landscape with the route shaped to collect particularly old and materially significant buildings. At each site, documentation was performed, ephemera was collected, and steward interviews were conducted.
This work has been reinforced by the artists’ ongoing partnership with Boston Building Resources (BBR), a local building material reuse non-profit. All stock components from the show will be donated to BBR after closing in a gesture of support for their important work in maintaining the affordability of materials for housing upkeep and preservation in Roxbury.
On Display:
September 22 through November 9, 2023
in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery, open 9:00am–6:00pm daily.”
https://arts.mit.edu/start/wiesner-student-art-gallery/, last accessed on 9.30.2023.