Inheriting, assembling, and working with what’s already here— @untildef and @estudio_material brought a material language rooted in found elements and lived context to Inheriting San Francisco, as featured in @anand.g.sheth ’s interview with @dwellmagazine .
In conversation with @williamhanley , the discussion traced how those approaches intersect with an architectural lens—where vacancy becomes a condition to contend with, not bypass. Through curation and design, the stage held that tension: between what’s left behind and what can still be activated.
The installation and the panel moved together—linking material practice to broader questions of stewardship, reuse, and how the city is continuously shaped in real time.
Thank you Nicole Nimri for your thoughtful words on the poignant topic, and @aaronwojack for photography. @salon_anand@artmarketproductions@thesidewalkflowers_sf@amandavidmardesign
On Pacific Standard Time, the fair became a site of exchange—where conversation carried as much weight as the work itself. As @elephantmagazine notes, Inheriting San Francisco, moderated by @dwellmagazine Editor-in-Chief @williamhanley , brought together a dialogue between curation, design, and artistic practice—centering how the city is shaped, remembered, and reimagined in real time.
Sharing the stage with Anand Sheth @anand.g.sheth , Chibuzor Darl-Uzu @untildef and Damaso Mayer @estudio_material , the discussion extended the installation into a live format—foregrounding process, collaboration, and the evolving role of authorship across disciplines.
Grateful to @samairrrrrra for capturing the energy of the weekend and the conversations that defined it. @artmarketproductions@salon_anand@thesidewalkflowers_sf@amandavidmardesign@rootdivision
AAPI art and culture took center stage at this year’s San Francisco Art Fair—foregrounding what @7x7bayarea described as “the many cultural contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the Bay Area.”
As an Indian-American curator and architect, that context felt personal—an expanded field of visibility, authorship, and presence that shaped how this work came together.
In collaboration with @estudio_material , @untildef and @williamhanley of @dwellmagazine , and in dialogue with the fair’s broader cultural frame, the installation explored material, memory, and weight—held in a quiet tension against the density of voices around it.
Thank you to @7x7bayarea and writer @pureewil for articulating the moment with clarity. @artmarketproductions@amandavidmardesign@thesidewalkflowers_sf@rootdivision
Please join us for The Living Room’s third community gathering this Friday sometime after 9 PM at Root Division.
Theme is Green.
*BYOB and glassware. This is an eco friendly event.
Love,
@untildef@matthew.e.davis@ellennnaaaaa
This was crazy! Thank you to everyone who supported me on this endeavour thank you @handson_wood for allowing me to use the space. Thank you @nihirs for countless hours of support and being the “devil in my ear”. Thank you @sammyydeer for helping out with these damn pillows. Thank you to the production team and everyone who made a trip out to west Oakland and gave your time to support the project. Thank you @catrinawhitman for always supporting and believing in me. thank you @anand.g.sheth and @artmarketproductions for this opportunity
- untildef
