Luftwerk’s Frequency Chronology at Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, 2022
Work and courtesy of Luftwerk

Unveiling in mid October 2025 is a new installation in the Mies Exhibitions for Illinois Institute of Technology Campus History Illinois Institute of Technology Campus History entitled "A Mies Space for the Senses". This exhibition will feature the creative brilliance of acclaimed artistic duo Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallerlo, or otherwise known as Luftwerk. Luftwerk explores sensory perception in space and time with color, texture, planes, movement and light. Their exploration of history and architecture brings them to Illinois Tech's Mies Campus with an installation of artwork that pays homage to the work of Mies and Lilly Reich's Cafe Samt & Seide,1927, (Velvet and Silk Cafe) as part of an exhibition in Berlin. Mies Society and the InterProfessional Projects (IPRO) Program students from Mindful Modern Buildings have underpinned this exhibition by exploring body-image theory, aesthetics, and movement as guided through sight, sound, touch, and haptic (feeling and doing at the same time) senses. The importance of basic spatial dimensions will guide wayfinding and heighten the experience of architecture.

Exhibition Hours:
M-F, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.