"CUBES is a long-term photographic series, developed between 2018 and 2025 by Seb Agnew, composed of 27 hand-built miniature architectural environments. Structured across three interconnected chapters: CUBES I, CUBES II, and CUBES III, the project examines how spatial design reflects human presence, historical continuity, and technological systems. Each image originates from a physically constructed model room built from scratch. Traditional model-making methods are combined with contemporary fabrication tools, including laser cutting and 3D printing."
"The first chapter focuses on enclosed domestic interiors, investigating themes of privacy, confinement, and individual isolation through tightly framed cubic spaces. The second chapter reinterprets architectural motifs drawn from different historical periods. Visible cracks are introduced into the structures, operating as spatial indicators of fragility and temporal disruption. The third chapter relocates the cubic rooms into a fictional rotating space station, situating the architectural language within a speculative technological environment defined by artificial systems and controlled conditions."
A long-term photographic series (2018–2025) comprises 27 hand-built miniature cubic rooms organized into three interconnected chapters. Chapter one examines enclosed domestic interiors and themes of privacy, confinement, and individual isolation within tightly framed cubes. Chapter two reinterprets architectural motifs from different historical periods and introduces visible cracks as indicators of fragility and temporal disruption. Chapter three places the cubic rooms within a fictional rotating space station, framing architecture within speculative technological systems and controlled conditions. Each image begins as a physically constructed model using traditional model-making alongside laser cutting and 3D printing, then is lit, photographed, and digitally assembled into final compositions grounded in tangible fabrication.
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