Part art studio, part science lab, the Foundations Lab invites students to explore art and nature. Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Photography:
1 - Armon Burton
3, 4, 5, 6, 10 - Dahlia Dandashi
8, 9 - Marley Kinsman
2, 7 - courtesy of Pratt Institute Foundations Lab
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1. In the Foundations Lab, Pratt Students Find Inspiration in the Natural World. Part art studio, part science lab, the innovative space invites students to explore art and nature.
2. “This is a space where art and science intertwine, revealing the beauty and complexity of nature.” The Foundations Lab provides art and design students with the opportunity to observe a collection of more than 1,300 objects to inform their practices. Students can study archives of pigments and minerals, examine model skeletons, or peer through microscopes.
3. A system of mirrors, designed by David Dávila, MID ’25, allows viewers to look at both the structurally complex undersides of the historic birds’ nests and the fragile eggs they were built to protect.
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5. “We want to guide students to look more deeply at the world they are inhabiting and reflect this in their practices. The Foundations Lab is a space where students can do deep, meaningful research. Learning as much as they can will prepare them to be out in the world and find what compels them to create a fulfilling life for themselves.” - Beca Acosta, Foundation technician and STEP instructor.
6. For Gaby Calle, MFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’28, those aspects of the job include managing the two fish tanks—one mimicking a marshland swamp and the other swimming with bright yellow cichlids—and helping students with projects. Recently, they assisted a student in creating microscopic slides of a bean for an assignment.
7. “We’re one of those spaces where students can come in, ask for something crazy, and we will do our best to provide it.” - Gaby Calle, MFA Fine Arts (Painting) ‘28
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We took a close look at our Chrysochroa Saundersii (Jewel Beetle) specimen and curated a selection of pigments from our collection to match its color palette. Have you used items from the Foundations Lab collection in your projects? We’d love to see! Tag us.
Pigment accession numbers and names, as they appear in the first slide, from the top left corner to the bottom right:
* FL.2020.00464: Phthalo Green, Yellowish, PG 36
* FL.2020.00488: Dioxazine Violet
* FL.2020.00357: Cinnabar, Dark
* FL.2020.00682: Cobalt Violet Brilliant, Dark
* FL.2020.00329: Azurite MP, Extra Deep
* FL.2020.00652: Cobalt Green Bluish A
* FL.2020.00568: French Ochre SOFODOR
* FL.2020.00650: Cobalt Oxide Green Blue
* FL.2020.00649: Cobalt Green PG 50
* FL.2020.00523: Logwood, Cut Pieces
* FL.2020.00651: Cobalt Bottle Green
* FL.2020.00518: Indigo made of Woad
Come donate your supplies in exchange for cool goodies! Come to the foundations lab and see what we have for you! Get a baby plant, snacks, sunglasses, and other cool things. Happy finals
We are really excited to share the work of Lauryn Massean @axplixie done in The Foundations Visual Representation class taught by Prof. Oasa DuVerney. We love seeing what you all make in the Foundations Lab. Good Luck with finals!
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