TEMPO

In “Tempo,” Kate Greenberg invites visitors to experience a near-future mode of living, as it reflects on our connection to the Earth’s diurnal rhythms through a series of design objects, including lighting, seating, and sound. The furniture and lighting pieces reinterpret home apparati, simulating the movement of the sky, the passage of time, and the sensation of warmth. Though wholly functional, each work presents a utility that is neither expected nor explicit. Felled Sky, crafted in aluminum and glass, is suspended overhead like an artificial sky and moves through a subtle progression of hues, from dusk to dawn. Radiator, a wall-hugging apparatus, emits a red atmospheric light, permeating the room with warmth despite its mechanical design. A bespoke sound piece by Phoebé Guillemot (aka RAMZi) envelops the space, weaving through lush samples of nature over a symbolic span of 12 hours. Greenberg fabricates the Milk Bench in materials that negotiate with surrounding soundwaves: aluminum as an accelerator, latex as a dampener. A reflective pool lies in the center, inverting the environment and responding visually to the frequencies. Visitors are reminded of the subjectivity of their embodied experiences, the interrelation among objects, and the essentiality of the Earth in keeping time.