Make Me Feel

Make Me Feel: Artifacts to Challenge Convention

Dates: August 21 – October 6, 2023
Location: Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, W​I
Curated + Supported by maker llc, Ryan Ramos ‘02 and Heidi Ramos ‘05

Being a maker is in the fabric of our DNA. As human beings we are driven to make, not just what once was but what could be. Our need to make is not dependent on race, religion, gender, or politics. The act of making is driven by our need to evolve, survive, and prosper. To make is an opportunity to create with both positive and negative ends, and many shades of grey in between.

The presented artifacts and art, sculpture and products, paintings and prints, narratives and text were made and contribute to the act of making themselves. To remove them from their original context allows us the opportunity to explore the complexity of how they can shape our lives, inspiring us to think and to feel. These artifacts will be placed in a capsule of a sort, which will provide a space to explore and ask yourself, “How does this make me feel and why?”

Experience objects industrially designed and curated that will challenge preconceived ideas and notions; hopefully inspiring reflection on each experience, pondering “How does it make me feel?”

Events

Reception
Thursday, September 21, 2023 | 6 – 8 p.m.
Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E Erie St., Milwaukee, WI