https://oliviakusio.com Olivia Kusio Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:58:56 +0000 https://oliviakusio.com en https://oliviakusio.com/center Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:20 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/center &nbsp; ︎liviakusi︎ Polish-American product designer, multimedia artist, and environmental engineer by trade, focused on bringing humanity to the internet. Learn More︎ ︎design &nbsp; &nbsp; climate &amp; research︎ ︎visual art video &amp; photo︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://oliviakusio.com/menu Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:56:08 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/menu &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;home page︎ &nbsp; &nbsp;︎about me &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;art &amp; design︎ &nbsp; ︎video &amp; photo &nbsp; https://oliviakusio.com/garlic-tent Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:04 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/garlic-tent Garlic Tent&nbsp; ︎May 2020 ︎Princeton, NJ This project was made in a joint effort with 3D computer-generated art designer Christine Kwon and musician Alex Williams.&nbsp; The Garlic Tent allowed for a unique collaboration between apple-watch interface design, sculpture, lighting design, sewing, and live music. This teamwork culminated in an event called the “Garlic Party,” with a live DJ set, playing what we called “garlic music.” People could enter the garlic tent to see a video projection of the garlic moving inside the tent, while dancing to garlic music. &nbsp; The idea for the collaboration began when I saw Christine’s apple watch design for a garlic clock. It was a wonderful exploration into how simple natural forms can move on a small interface and create complex and fascinating visual experiences. I decided to make a flourescent tent, inspired by her apple watch design. In the end, the Garlic Party was a spectacular event that both confused people and encouraged them move and dance inside/ around a strange object in the center of the room. The room became a sort of a garlic shrine.&nbsp; <img width="1170" height="1468" width_o="1170" height_o="1468" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3504c843efced9a78ac4072553df5eafcac0c9a94e868adaf5b49ed1ddeed11/IMG_3383.jpeg" data-mid="146652051" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3504c843efced9a78ac4072553df5eafcac0c9a94e868adaf5b49ed1ddeed11/IMG_3383.jpeg" /> <img width="1536" height="1941" width_o="1536" height_o="1941" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8350fd230c1b6efe677897e9f3f2504159f220f2fd0ec1eb728da3d0ae97c52f/IMG_1376.jpg" data-mid="146653235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8350fd230c1b6efe677897e9f3f2504159f220f2fd0ec1eb728da3d0ae97c52f/IMG_1376.jpg" /> <img width="368" height="570" width_o="368" height_o="570" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c48d0faae0368658880e779aa545617bb824aab4d950cebf2d5f5a6b06c4d73/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.36.21-PM.png" data-mid="147227198" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/368/i/2c48d0faae0368658880e779aa545617bb824aab4d950cebf2d5f5a6b06c4d73/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.36.21-PM.png" /> <img width="778" height="1100" width_o="778" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9f0af692816760212f80d699a88fbcad34de2b8dc1bd0deedb82ac2fc093f17/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.35.54-PM.png" data-mid="147227202" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/778/i/c9f0af692816760212f80d699a88fbcad34de2b8dc1bd0deedb82ac2fc093f17/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.35.54-PM.png" /> <img width="376" height="546" width_o="376" height_o="546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aa29fe9f8dd57558bb56bd2e1c0c95ed278ba5c2270cedd6664c4fcad60d3e3/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.36.06-PM.png" data-mid="147227203" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/376/i/3aa29fe9f8dd57558bb56bd2e1c0c95ed278ba5c2270cedd6664c4fcad60d3e3/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-5.36.06-PM.png" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Mycoremediation Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:04 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Mycoremediation Mycoremediation︎︎︎April, 2020 ︎︎︎Princeton, NJ Solo exhibition in the Lewis Center of the Arts, Lucas Gallery.&nbsp; “Mycoremediation is a process that employs fungi in the removal of toxic compounds such as petroleum and diesel oil. Princeton University is a private Ivy League research institution that invests in the distribution of toxic compounds such as petroleum and diesel oil.&nbsp;This exhibition, which was located in Princeton University, is about extractive industries and their power over the body, childhood play, fungi, and dancing.” Mycoremediation was my final solo exhibition at Princeton. The installation featured a water system with black ink moving from the pond, up the central wall, and then through the wire body. The show’s opening featured a live DJ set with silent headphones, and a number of dance performers. Visitors walked into the space and were confronted with the following phrase:&nbsp; “The world is burning, &nbsp; Is that all there is to it,&nbsp; Let us dance ?” People needed to choose whether to put on the headphones and dance within the space, taunting the sickly sculpture which was stuck to the oil system, or observe and feel the stuckness of the figure. In the end, most people were dancing within the space, which many chose to read as a symbol of collective healing and the processing of harm through movement of the body.&nbsp; <img width="980" height="1336" width_o="980" height_o="1336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bacbaafe3c012c2e7b215fe5fb9185ac0aa892226f52eba74688a47e8f9a142/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.48.33-PM.png" data-mid="147332126" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/980/i/3bacbaafe3c012c2e7b215fe5fb9185ac0aa892226f52eba74688a47e8f9a142/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.48.33-PM.png" /> <img width="900" height="1412" width_o="900" height_o="1412" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4795a456ad6bbe6e656cbf5d99287efabc0b8747d92f0c22e4ed315a26367002/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-2.37.50-PM.png" data-mid="147227513" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/4795a456ad6bbe6e656cbf5d99287efabc0b8747d92f0c22e4ed315a26367002/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-2.37.50-PM.png" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a93f7e91ccb65ec5c4a551348548d9b0756732fe2d03388042b713f7f251f08/DSC_0158.JPG" data-mid="147323262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a93f7e91ccb65ec5c4a551348548d9b0756732fe2d03388042b713f7f251f08/DSC_0158.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b02c42e7efd57e55d493210391abc58cd3f07032d64045f90b43d8d5d9d6dbe/DSC_0182.JPG" data-mid="147323257" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b02c42e7efd57e55d493210391abc58cd3f07032d64045f90b43d8d5d9d6dbe/DSC_0182.JPG" /> <img width="2048" height="1194" width_o="2048" height_o="1194" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8766b7f4c5980f9a269a84b52dcb6baced19b7924bf290ab4aef9f04c1d8a57/DSC08534.jpg" data-mid="147324838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8766b7f4c5980f9a269a84b52dcb6baced19b7924bf290ab4aef9f04c1d8a57/DSC08534.jpg" /> <img width="780" height="998" width_o="780" height_o="998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20905f8473943ea87aa8ed088e6d42a722dff953fffd8edc6185aa0f958be926/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-5.17.29-PM.png" data-mid="147319762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/780/i/20905f8473943ea87aa8ed088e6d42a722dff953fffd8edc6185aa0f958be926/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-5.17.29-PM.png" /> <img width="1170" height="1612" width_o="1170" height_o="1612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/314467aeafb83fd6d7290acaff0b4d4746c2e79f418ec8c899330af3834f9243/IMG_2251.jpeg" data-mid="147227536" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/314467aeafb83fd6d7290acaff0b4d4746c2e79f418ec8c899330af3834f9243/IMG_2251.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed97a59564a702b57be892bac31cd2cafa74c6cc968f06562c220ccdf56e6ec7/DSC_0108.JPG" data-mid="147323463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed97a59564a702b57be892bac31cd2cafa74c6cc968f06562c220ccdf56e6ec7/DSC_0108.JPG" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Princeton-Power-Plant Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:04 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Princeton-Power-Plant Princeton Power Plant ︎︎︎Princeton, NJ ︎︎︎December, 2022 Drawing featured in Divest Princeton promotional material.&nbsp; This piece brings to light the capital-focused present and past of Princeton University. The drawing features Naussau Hall, the central and most-well known building at Princeton, merged with imagery of Linden Power Plant, a natural gas plant in New Jersey.&nbsp; Although the themes in this work were quite dark, the drawing process felt playful and imaginative. Using realism in drawing allows me to participate in world building from imagery that people know well, allowing for an extremely sickly feeling when looking at the work.&nbsp; <img width="1858" height="1414" width_o="1858" height_o="1414" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19bba9c0e20033e05b0303b78159aa6de654bc2a9b1350f5f9947cb22d6c8c1c/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.11.19-PM.png" data-mid="147328961" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19bba9c0e20033e05b0303b78159aa6de654bc2a9b1350f5f9947cb22d6c8c1c/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.11.19-PM.png" /> <img width="738" height="1268" width_o="738" height_o="1268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e883febed4730497c1c39485fdaf1630b5d7d9b87297fcf857a354c65b2e875a/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.13.04-PM.png" data-mid="147329039" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/738/i/e883febed4730497c1c39485fdaf1630b5d7d9b87297fcf857a354c65b2e875a/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.13.04-PM.png" /> <img width="1350" height="1052" width_o="1350" height_o="1052" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5eee4901f2fb6a374def9cfd3af7e917fe90ebbe39264677fc923342dae0d376/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.13.25-PM.png" data-mid="147329059" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5eee4901f2fb6a374def9cfd3af7e917fe90ebbe39264677fc923342dae0d376/Screen-Shot-2022-07-07-at-5.13.25-PM.png" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Chalk-Art Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:05 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Chalk-Art Chalk Art ︎︎︎Princeton University︎︎︎Every other week, for 2 years Chalk nights took place on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon at Princeton University, which can be considered the intersection of the university and the town of Princeton.&nbsp; Chalk nights were always extremely social events, with many members of the Princeton community coming up to speak to me or the other artists that joined me about the subject matter of the work. The subject matter of the art spanned different levels of seriousness, from climate change and mental health, to capitalist urban design, to beans and mushrooms. &nbsp; The most exciting aspect of the chalk nights was the low-stakes, temporary, and public nature of the work. I was able to get visuals and thoughts out that I felt were most intriguing to me that week, with very little planning beforehand. The chalk art lasted only about 4 days, allowing for more risk taking and directness in my work. Addtionally, I felt that that the chalk art was impacting the culture of the school, with many people commenting and discussing the work with me in the following days.&nbsp; <img width="1983" height="2659" width_o="1983" height_o="2659" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ceaac5f1be67abd2186bf17b320deb7db7b5de70d21e204d4736650d9e9a649/2022-04-10-010653.234.jpg" data-mid="147387938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ceaac5f1be67abd2186bf17b320deb7db7b5de70d21e204d4736650d9e9a649/2022-04-10-010653.234.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97861b2a30b915073ef4772b760f3f9c4b302d41b67c2b31116a1de3b821cc1a/2022-04-10-010526.447.jpg" data-mid="147388078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97861b2a30b915073ef4772b760f3f9c4b302d41b67c2b31116a1de3b821cc1a/2022-04-10-010526.447.jpg" /> <img width="3003" height="2709" width_o="3003" height_o="2709" 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Lewis Center of the Arts.&nbsp; I believe that an artist’s studio is a special interaction between space, light, imagination, and experimentation. My work from the past years has been directly impacted by the spaces I have access to-- most of my pieces I see as a direct reaction to place.&nbsp; The words I would use to describe my studio are vibrance, messiness, and adaptation.&nbsp; <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/644fdc85157cf4c57a1cd36d0123d2518bc40504c76eba49857d2667dac2e7cf/IMG_0885.jpeg" data-mid="147391867" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/644fdc85157cf4c57a1cd36d0123d2518bc40504c76eba49857d2667dac2e7cf/IMG_0885.jpeg" /> <img width="1088" height="1702" width_o="1088" height_o="1702" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5ac0ec0ab4ce776aebf56859916c086beae2f3829643a28bfcf140249e30d1e/img20211111_17014176.jpg" data-mid="147391856" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5ac0ec0ab4ce776aebf56859916c086beae2f3829643a28bfcf140249e30d1e/img20211111_17014176.jpg" /> <img width="1680" height="1074" width_o="1680" height_o="1074" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c317d0e7dbc156cfc981c072f5413943a59f7cd2703a5a41d39fd826fc09531/img20211111_17022146.jpg" data-mid="147391855" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c317d0e7dbc156cfc981c072f5413943a59f7cd2703a5a41d39fd826fc09531/img20211111_17022146.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ab0a65fd3ee0b0d5946734c011589ceb198845f7f1da046f3dd8a280b78af12/IMG_1949.jpeg" data-mid="147391892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ab0a65fd3ee0b0d5946734c011589ceb198845f7f1da046f3dd8a280b78af12/IMG_1949.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f70b4be9b658f51aef4247a66bdcc1d475dba704d818e1b78b473f8e6cbc5d8/IMG_4676.jpeg" data-mid="147391963" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f70b4be9b658f51aef4247a66bdcc1d475dba704d818e1b78b473f8e6cbc5d8/IMG_4676.jpeg" /> <img width="1324" height="1028" width_o="1324" height_o="1028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8031d8e2d4f5931b5c9957bd0d7526a647a5a03a5064b21344027db0559f334c/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-1.54.11-PM.png" data-mid="147396118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8031d8e2d4f5931b5c9957bd0d7526a647a5a03a5064b21344027db0559f334c/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-1.54.11-PM.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ada35d0db277862414c012da6ce9c43106c44717d278e0b762c446efff9859e/IMG_0884.jpeg" data-mid="147391948" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ada35d0db277862414c012da6ce9c43106c44717d278e0b762c446efff9859e/IMG_0884.jpeg" /> <img width="1078" height="1394" width_o="1078" height_o="1394" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fc0245551235175fc3c1e7c3bb76dc25dc5a2baad73e3896bb5935097685c98/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-1.54.48-PM.png" data-mid="147396129" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fc0245551235175fc3c1e7c3bb76dc25dc5a2baad73e3896bb5935097685c98/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-1.54.48-PM.png" /> <img width="1192" height="1252" width_o="1192" height_o="1252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7be03bfa2aeed28d860c33605e6f3c9fa8911c2db8b55940e25e6af3d46125b1/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.24.46-PM.png" data-mid="147399052" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7be03bfa2aeed28d860c33605e6f3c9fa8911c2db8b55940e25e6af3d46125b1/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.24.46-PM.png" /> <img width="1092" height="1448" width_o="1092" height_o="1448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffef64b3afe37aa17ccc0035d703870a39ac834c0b3d8be55cdbd2aedee37cf9/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.23.54-PM.png" data-mid="147398990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffef64b3afe37aa17ccc0035d703870a39ac834c0b3d8be55cdbd2aedee37cf9/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.23.54-PM.png" /> <img width="1094" height="1456" width_o="1094" height_o="1456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93c3080d779d6eb61b49a440bf11a539e61170bf569ac8a186391c15d137ca0a/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.24.14-PM.png" data-mid="147398995" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93c3080d779d6eb61b49a440bf11a539e61170bf569ac8a186391c15d137ca0a/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-2.24.14-PM.png" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Representable Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:10:06 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Representable Representable.org︎︎︎ ︎︎︎New York City (partially remote) ︎︎︎April 2020 to June 2022 Head of Design at Representable.org, a civic-tech nonprofit that allows people to map their communities. Representable works to fight gerrymandering, redlining, and other problems created from a lack of transparency in political processes. Representable is a relatively small startup environment in which I took on a lot of different design roles. I was able to work in the following areas:&nbsp; Logo Design UX/UI DesignGraphic DesignUsability ResearchAccessibility Research My favorite part about working at Representable was being able to work so closely with both community acitivists and software engineers. In a small startup environment, there are a lot of opportunities for translation between different languages and modes of thinking. As a designer, I really expanded my communication skills and understanding of the different needs in the non-profit world and website development sphere. I learned to advocate for the needs of the user when there are many different stakeholders in the project.&nbsp; <img width="1840" height="1142" width_o="1840" height_o="1142" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67a47195410b9205a249a400122cd5259490179a479edafcccf4b44d01f9bb5d/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.40.22-PM.png" data-mid="153614278" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67a47195410b9205a249a400122cd5259490179a479edafcccf4b44d01f9bb5d/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.40.22-PM.png" /> <img width="1562" height="1126" width_o="1562" height_o="1126" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/184bff5e7cfdb55f7eab0af1b6ab026873cb502c80773b8b50716b90b5f418d1/Screen-Shot-2022-06-28-at-2.12.50-PM.png" data-mid="147588327" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/184bff5e7cfdb55f7eab0af1b6ab026873cb502c80773b8b50716b90b5f418d1/Screen-Shot-2022-06-28-at-2.12.50-PM.png" /> <img width="1502" height="1070" width_o="1502" height_o="1070" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40a1695b68cb2165173afe20776b0fdbdd857966f1fb37abccd70f07315eef6c/Screen-Shot-2022-06-28-at-2.12.35-PM.png" data-mid="147588325" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40a1695b68cb2165173afe20776b0fdbdd857966f1fb37abccd70f07315eef6c/Screen-Shot-2022-06-28-at-2.12.35-PM.png" /> <img width="2018" height="1156" width_o="2018" height_o="1156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63506af20a96f8aae84279ef0f0d2d64391358c562652c135f1c9926ee867e4f/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-12.14.00-AM.png" data-mid="153614961" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63506af20a96f8aae84279ef0f0d2d64391358c562652c135f1c9926ee867e4f/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-12.14.00-AM.png" /> Logo Designs <img width="2868" height="1522" width_o="2868" height_o="1522" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9563ef8c960eb168662417c9e92a21b43c269c450ca49b3ae9556a0f4213d81/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.30.41-PM.png" data-mid="153614381" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9563ef8c960eb168662417c9e92a21b43c269c450ca49b3ae9556a0f4213d81/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.30.41-PM.png" /> <img width="2870" height="1516" width_o="2870" height_o="1516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52f22756efbdefdba4b65f7bf6fe15d042f83928aa4d3b00b6ac09bbb7309ed0/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.31.04-PM.png" data-mid="153614286" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52f22756efbdefdba4b65f7bf6fe15d042f83928aa4d3b00b6ac09bbb7309ed0/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-2.31.04-PM.png" /> <img width="1452" height="1148" width_o="1452" height_o="1148" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75e745d37291b5787e9575bc8c195e39c29bf77a57889adb2581f57044d6fd2b/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-4.59.22-PM.png" data-mid="147591497" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75e745d37291b5787e9575bc8c195e39c29bf77a57889adb2581f57044d6fd2b/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-4.59.22-PM.png" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Copenhagen-Ecology-Composition Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:24:23 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Copenhagen-Ecology-Composition Copenhagen Ecology &amp; Composition ︎︎︎Copenhagen, Denmark ︎︎︎April 2020&nbsp; I believe that place can be understood through the ecologocial conditions that allowed them to be formed, including cities. In many ways, ecology creates culture.&nbsp; This project seeks to seperate form and color of local plant life in several parks of Copenhagen to better understand which visual components can create a sense of place.&nbsp; <img width="962" height="1274" width_o="962" height_o="1274" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cec44a0e6e295ec44fb4eca53bd2e2a6a7aca3b7d41bce5da99d89199ac1138/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.38.41-PM.png" data-mid="147854055" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/962/i/7cec44a0e6e295ec44fb4eca53bd2e2a6a7aca3b7d41bce5da99d89199ac1138/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.38.41-PM.png" /> <img width="968" height="1280" width_o="968" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0de405ab9f9b03fadc626fcf3b7d168d11bfbc5e3b0dceede046138a65d98b5b/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.42.32-PM.png" data-mid="147854238" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/968/i/0de405ab9f9b03fadc626fcf3b7d168d11bfbc5e3b0dceede046138a65d98b5b/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.42.32-PM.png" /> <img width="620" height="816" width_o="620" height_o="816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd8db8bdd749741286f2860e4b9b274de35a5548ad02e22280dc1afe1e92af66/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.49.56-PM.png" data-mid="147854873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/620/i/fd8db8bdd749741286f2860e4b9b274de35a5548ad02e22280dc1afe1e92af66/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.49.56-PM.png" /> <img width="1000" height="1314" width_o="1000" height_o="1314" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4eaa38699ba3254aef2bd31f735b3d7a2b804024adf6e2b8086299ed18d0fbb/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.55.07-PM.png" data-mid="147855413" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4eaa38699ba3254aef2bd31f735b3d7a2b804024adf6e2b8086299ed18d0fbb/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-2.55.07-PM.png" /> https://oliviakusio.com/Melting-Growing Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:58:56 +0000 Olivia Kusio https://oliviakusio.com/Melting-Growing Melting, Growing&nbsp;︎︎︎Princeton, NJ ︎︎︎November 2021 Fresh shitaki mushrooms were used as an ink brush to create strange and colorful forms.&nbsp; <img width="1206" height="1512" width_o="1206" height_o="1512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88e98df97318705ad64842a7e0e541258246a7513d3991aa96e00c00a48ded91/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-3.59.56-PM.png" data-mid="147860799" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88e98df97318705ad64842a7e0e541258246a7513d3991aa96e00c00a48ded91/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-3.59.56-PM.png" /> <img width="1214" height="1524" width_o="1214" height_o="1524" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fed9196667bd6d5bb7853cc577200a1dad687df52a84205e3445b0e89b6ea16d/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-4.00.01-PM.png" data-mid="147860798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fed9196667bd6d5bb7853cc577200a1dad687df52a84205e3445b0e89b6ea16d/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-4.00.01-PM.png" /> <img width="1220" height="1520" width_o="1220" height_o="1520" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ae59aa2443bb00fe0d12a2d5316143fa5de6014325f9ed2eac1bef33b7575a3/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-4.00.16-PM.png" data-mid="147860792" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ae59aa2443bb00fe0d12a2d5316143fa5de6014325f9ed2eac1bef33b7575a3/Screen-Shot-2022-07-14-at-4.00.16-PM.png" />