LOT-EK
F.I.T. video theater

a video theater for an early RECYCLE exhibition curated by artist Bobby Hansson

installed

1996

location

Chelsea, New York

client

FIT - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

curated by

Suzy Slesin, Zette Emmons and Bobby Hansson

dimensions

11'x11'x11'

materials

refrigerators, dimensional lumber, convoluted foam, bared TV sets, rope, spray paint, wiring

awards

concept & vision

a fully upcycled structure acts as the core of this very early concern with recycling, as a central video theatre to learn about the environment and creative responses by artists

design & architecture

8 refrigerators are lifted by a steel scaffolding and wood-stud structure. Naked TV sets are inserted in their open doors, screens toward the inside, to create a circle of video images as watched from the center of the structure

program & use

visitors enter this theater and sit on horizontal pipes wrapped with convoluted foam to watch the video feed, in a shared and slightly uncomfortable viewing experience

impact & significance

8 truly messed-up refrigerators and 8 truly old TV-sets reset our posture toward things dismissed, very early on, when the world UPCYCLE was not around

Dec 1, 2026

LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester

LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester

Nov 16, 2026

LOT-EK lectures at Jefferson University CADE, Philadelphia

LOT-EK lectures at Jefferson University CADE, Philadelphia

Oct 10, 2026

The Black Schoolhouse opens!

The Black Schoolhouse opens!

Sep 14, 2026

The Black Schoolhouse on World Architects

The Black Schoolhouse on World Architects

Sep 10, 2026

The Black Schoolhouse on The Architect’s Newspaper

The Black Schoolhouse on The Architect’s Newspaper

Jul 7, 2026

LOT-EK on Wallpaper* US400 list

LOT-EK on Wallpaper* US400 list

Apr 6, 2026

LOT-EK and Carroll House on PIN-UP 40

LOT-EK and Carroll House on PIN-UP 40

Mar 16, 2026

LOT-EK on koozArch

LOT-EK on koozArch