From designboom:
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Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota leaves her mark on nearly every surface of the Mattress Factory for her current exhibition "Trace of Memory."
Presented as the inaugural show for the Mattress Factory's newest gallery space — a renovated 19th-century row house — the immersive installation responds to the raw conditions of the former residence, building an aesthetic relationship with cosmetic interior details like exposed brick and worn floor boards.
By using seemingly infinite amounts of black thread, the walls, halls, and floor are completely wrapped in an intricate labyrinth.
The site-specific installation commands the entire space, enveloping structural elements like desks, chairs, and suitcases in the multi-room-sized webbed environment.
Filling up eight rooms of the house-turned-art-space, Shiota's engaging sculpture leads visitors on an almost hypnotic journey throughout the building, visually guiding them through the eerie, string-engulfed maze.
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The exhibit will be up at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh through May 31, 2014.
Seeing as I will be in Pittsburgh at least twice between now and then (once for Thanksgiving and in early May of next year for the half-marathon) I'm going to do my very best to visit.
Most likely not by myself, as creepy stuff gives me nightmares: I haven't seen a scary movie since "The Exorcist" came out in 1973.
I had nightmares for a week after I saw that movie and in fact was so spooked I had real difficulty taking a shower for some time, fearing the worst was about to emerge from behind the curtain.
True.
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