ArtWorks 1505 Elm
The Business Council for the Arts (BCA) ArtWorks program is a collaborative program supported by Downtown Dallas, Inc., that has transformed 1505 Elm into a vibrant art installation.
Strange Matter by Dan Lam: About The Current ArtWorks Exhibition at 1505 Elm
Dan Lam’s technicolor sculptures exist in a space between the organic and the synthetic, the beautiful and the bizarre. In Strange Matter Lam invites us to experience a world where material defies expectation and perception is constantly in flux.
Through rooted in process and experimentation, Lam’s work is deeply influenced by nature, the human body, and the everyday. The titles of her work (Chimera, Fistule, Pulse, Flesh of the Gods) hint at biological and cosmic origins while resisting a fixed meaning. Through scale, texture, and color, she creates sculptural objects that feel familiar but foreign, playful yet alien.
Strange Matter speaks to the liminal space Lam occupies as an artist, where material becomes emotion, and where form invites both curiosity and caution.
The exhibition on display was installed by The Box Co. Pedestals on loan from Dallas College.
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