Fab Lab Residents
Troika by Aurora Robson and Marshall Coles, 2018. Injection-welded post-industrial plastic and LEDs, solar panels optional, 9' x 9' x 9'. Photo by Marshall Coles.
Aurora Robson (she/her) is an environmental artist working predominantly with post-consumer and post-industrial plastics. Her practice involves subjugating the negative properties of her medium as a meditative, uplifting form of activism. She has worked with her husband, partner, and FabLab Co-Resident, Marshall Coles, to develop a number of innovative techniques for transforming plastic waste into works of art and design, ranging from fastening, sewing, threading, and weaving to injection and ultrasonic welding and 3D Printing. Robson is also the founding artist of Project Vortex, an international collective of artists working with plastic debris.
Marshall Coles (he/him) is an award-winning Director of Photography who studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has worked as a freelance DP in the film and television industry for over twenty years. He also works extensively with his wife and partner, Aurora Robson, in the creation of large-scale sculptures, installations, and exhibitions for works of art made from post-industrial and post-consumer plastic for display around the world in dozens of museums, galleries, and non-traditional art spaces.