Rest Lab, a creative, experimental space that invites resting with intention, returns for its sixth iteration.
Co-curated by Ishita Dharap and Kamila Glowacki, Education Coordinators
Each Rest Lab is unique and encourages visitors to experiment with various ways of taking up space for rest in the galleries of Krannert Art Museum or elsewhere on campus. In the museum, Rest Lab has occupied spaces that otherwise would remain empty as they “rest” between exhibitions. By activating spaces to prioritize care for our bodies and minds, Rest Lab asks visitors to slow down and resist capitalistic values of productivity, urgency, and overexertion.
Through restful looking and engaging with rest tools, a reading nook, and a response wall, the Rest Lab exhibition invites visitors to rest in the ways that feel best to you.
The exhibition will feature Wendy Jacob’s Squeeze Chair, a large, blue, cushioned chair that uses a foot pump to inflate its wide arms, which move inward and apply even pressure to create a hug or squeeze. The Rest Lab exhibition reception on November 14 from 5 to 7 pm will feature refreshments and artmaking, and visitors will have the opportunity to try out Squeeze Chair in the gallery.
