The showPODs Exhibition, Chicago

Jeremy Ehly has put together an exhibition in Chicago called reamscapes. Six carefully selected teams of up-and-coming designers from the Chicago area working in the field of architecture have been invited to take a standard ream of recycled copy paper and render the banality of 500 sheets of paper into a thought provoking and arresting temporary installation. Participants include Brandon Horn, Team Fold 500, Jeremy Ehly, Pei-San Ng, Thomas Kelley and w| c studio.

What will become of paper? With the advent of the iPad the proverbial death knell has been rung, many hailing the iPad as the final nail in the coffin for printed media. To hail the coming of the end and to tribute the official launching of the iPad, March will be the month when paper makes its triumphant last stand in the heart of the Chicago Arts District taking up a month long residence in the showPODs.



The showPODs are 7 dynamic installation spaces located along the Halsted Street corridor between 18th and 19th St in the Chicago Arts District. The showPODs host temporary installations curated on a monthly basis in a format that makes the installations viewable 24/7/365. Previous installations include work by the Chicago Urban Arts Society and other local artists. Upcoming installations include (re)cycle green(er) in April curated by Bikeith Recyclery.