ALEX SCHWEDER AND WARD SHELLEY(3 articles)

alex schweder and ward shelley are artists who met while fellows at the american academy in rome in 2005. they first collaborated on 'flatland' at the sculpture center in 2007, a piece that focused their interests toward performative social architecture. the duo went on to produce 'stability' for lawrimore project, seattle (2009); 'in orbit', at pierogi gallery's boiler room (2014), and 'counterweight roommate' at scope, basel, switzerland (2011). 'ReActor' is their first outdoor piece, and it further explores how constructed environments affect relationship dynamics, and how relationships impact the constructed environment.