This art and design exhibition explores repetition as a fundamental structure that shapes how we create, produce, and experience the world. From handwoven textiles and ornamental patterns to industrial production lines and digital systems, repetition has long organized the relationship between materials, labor, and the human body. Once embedded in craft traditions as a carrier of cultural knowledge, ritual, and identity, repetition has, in modern contexts, become increasingly mechanized—linked to efficiency, standardization, and the fragmentation of labor.

Using textiles and patterned structures as a conceptual entry point, the exhibition examines how repetition operates across different scales and systems. It considers how repetitive processes can both discipline and constrain, echoing historical critiques of industrial labor, while also serving as a powerful medium for expression, memory, and resistance. From architectural grids to algorithmic codes, repetition reveals the underlying frameworks through which environments and interactions are constructed.

Bringing together a new generation of artists and designers, this exhibition highlights emerging voices who engage with repetition in diverse and experimental ways. Through works spanning textiles, installations, spatial design, and digital media, the exhibition invites audiences to reflect on how patterns shape perception, movement, and participation in contemporary life. Positioned at the intersection of art and design, it foregrounds innovative practices that reinterpret repetition not only as a system of control, but also as a site of creativity, cultural meaning, and critical inquiry.

Open Reception: May 15th: 6:00-9:00pm

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