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Another semester of social sculpture is underway at 601! A transdisciplinary group of students from the realms of sculpture, photography, architecture and landscape architecture are exploring the theme of the butterfly effect.
To date, this has encompassed an exchange of perspectives, a playful sculptural installation, photographs of neighborhood residents, a photographic map of landmarks that create a visual walking guide from 601 to the Warehouse, and a recipe exchange.

We are now in preparation for 601 Tully's first exhibition, which is titled "The Butterfly Effect". We are creating original pieces for the show, finalizing our invited artists and coordinating the creation of a very special painting by local school children. If you stop by you may get to see the work in progress.

Arriving at the design and installation of our work has led us down many paths. We will also be sharing our background research and conceptual process as part of the exhibition. Through the exploration of the life cycle of the butterfly, and the work of artists who have used it as inspiration, our appreciation for the cultural and ecological role of the butterfly in our world has deeply evolved. Our key inspiration has come from the symmetry of the butterfly's wing, the ephemeral and fragile life of the butterfly, and our interpretation of the butterfly effect theory as the potential that one small act has to create dynamic change.