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CHRIS VECCHIO cvecchio@noisemantra.com www.noisemantra.com • Click here for exhibition history. My work explores the relationship between man and technology. I am concerned that, as technology becomes increasingly complex, people are becoming increasingly alienated from the objects which surround and sustain them. In order to stem the trend toward alienation, I believe that people need to become less afraid to develop intellectual and, even more importantly, emotional connections with technological objects.	My sculptures are singular (as opposed to mass produced), handmade electrical/mechanical objects. They are intended to communicate emotional messages and to deliver commentaries on technology. My medium is electronics, i.e., the abstracted operation of the circuitry used as an analog to the thematic focus of the sculpture. In my work I often exploit the contrast between electronic elements and “natural” materials such as wood and bone. Lately I have also been exploring the design of ambiguous but suggestive user interfaces as part of my ongoing effort to stimulate intellectual and emotional interactions with technology. Selected Reviews: City Paper \| Kutztown \| Philadelphia Weekly \| Philadelphia Weekly \| West Net
Selected Shows
•2004, Subtle Nothings, Borowsky Gallery, May-August 2004, Philadelphia, PA • 2003, Dzyga Institute of Contemporary Art, solo show August 2003, Lviv, Ukraine • 2002, Hungarian Sculptural Exchange Exhibition, November 2002, Janus Pannonius Museum,Pecs, Hungary •2002, Evidence of Toolmaking,solo show, Nexus, Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA •2002 Bio-Tech, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA •2002 Building Unique Works, Washington Square, Washington, DC •2001,Contemporary Philosophies, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001, New Directions, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA	•2001 Future Imperfect, Sharadin Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA •2000 Construction, works that challenge the categorical definitions of art. Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA •2000 Every day I think of you,installation, supported by the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, 2nd Street and Elfred’s Alley, Philadelphia, PA • 2000 Beginnings and Endings, winner of Juror’s prize, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE • 2000 Place of Memory: an archaeology of site specificity, Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA • 1999 Bridging the Gender Gap, Proximity, and Window to the Past, Installations (located in bathrooms) as part of the 1999 Visual Fringe Festival in conjunction with Dissentia Curatorial Services, Philadelphia PA. •1999 Technology Fetish, An exhibition of handmade electronic objects, solo show at Nexus, Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia PA.