I alter and re-format ordinary objects and materials through a process of geometric re-organization in which measurement and pattern play a significant role. I find the overlooked potential of envelopes, newspapers, telephone books and measuring tapes, I manipulate and de-familiarize them in ways that shift, expand, invert, or otherwise transform their internal logic. Recently, I’ve been systematically re-formatting measuring tools, cutting and reconfiguring them into geometric shapes and patterns.

My recent work engages with architecture and site to investigate tension and gravity. Using geometric forms such as the square, circle, triangle, cube, sphere, pyramid I re-imagine elementary shapes and objects that mediate our relationship with and understanding of the physical world. However, by highlighting the process of their making and subjecting them to unusual situations, I reveal both the structure and collapse of their functionality.

Kristiina Lahde is an artist from Toronto, Canada. Her conceptual practice focuses on material investigation and process. She received her BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1999. Her recent solo exhibitions include Extraordinary Measures at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Unfolding at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and In and Out of Order at OBORO in Montreal. She has also exhibited in Toronto at the Koffler Gallery, The Power Plant, and at La Biennale de Montréal. She was a long list nominee for the 2013 Sobey Art Award. Her works are held in many private, corporate and public collections including the Canada Council Art Bank, the Microsoft Corporation, TD Bank, Fidelity Investments, Bell Canada, TELUS and Brookfield Assets.