Infinite Death Labyrinths
CAS Speaker's Series Presents
Peter Burr
Thursday, September 20 // Gregg Hall (Porter 100) // 4:30-6:30 PM
This lecture takes a trans-media look at a history of experimental architecture from the etchings Giovanni Piranesi to the collages of Archigram to the generative dungeons of D&D.
Peter Burr (b. 1980) is an artist from Brooklyn, NY. Peter Burr creates images and environments that hover on the boundary between abstraction and figuration. In recent years he devoted himself to exploring the concept of an endlessly mutat- ing labyrinth. His practice often engages with tools of the video game industry in the form of immersive cinematic artworks. These pieces have been presented internationally by various institutions including Documenta 14, Athens; MoMA PS1, New York; and The Barbican Centre, London. He has been recognized through grants and awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Grant, and a Sundance New Frontier Fellowship. His lecture takes a trans-media look at a history of experimental architecture from the etchings Giovanni Piranesi to the collages of Archigram to the generative dungeons of D&D.