An MFA Fibers Thesis Exhibition by Katie Hagen

Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 10, 5-8pm

Gallery hours: Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12, 1-4pm

For the past two years, Katie Hagen has been exploring the aesthetics that create delightful surroundings – what we like in our spaces and why. Evolutionary theory and neuroscientific findings tell us that we do best in environments that echo the natural world in some way. These spaces are rich with visual information that feeds our info-seeking brains and they’re dynamic, like the ultimate enriched environment and our early ancestors’ original home: nature.

This series of installations is an antidote to the right angles, flat surfaces and neutrals of our often sensory-deprived built environment. Their color, light and impression of movement signal that a space is alive and can sustain us – visual messages that fill us with a flush of delight.