Initiated in the 1990s and spanning four continents, Reality Hacking consists of over 300 interventions to date, including such varied works as RH No. 320 (
Snow Monsters)(2015), a constellation of twelve
marble snowmen in various stages of melting that occupied the plaza outside of the Flatiron Building in New York City; RH No. 202 (2002 — 2003), a composition performed by the Ensemble for New Music Zurich based on a recording the artist made of a glass shelf filled with
crystal objects crashing down a flight of stairs; RH No. 200 (2002), an artificial doughnut - shaped island built at the delta of a river in Switzerland using rocks and earth from the construction of a nearby tunnel; and RH No. 244 (2007), a snowman installed at the southernmost point of the African continent.
Forecast:
Snow at The Renaissance Society presented a selection of paintings, drawings, sculptural studies, and
crystal and
marble snowflake sculptures, which showcased the artist's idea of snowflake patterns as blueprints for architectural spaces and psychological states.