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Art/Science Apéro – Rafael Gil Cordeiro

Swissnex presents a reception for Boston’s art, science, and design community with Swiss designer Rafael Gil Cordeiro, whose work Print My Sleep transforms personal sleep data into 3D-printed ceramic sculptures.

Boston’s art, science, and design community are invited to an evening reception featuring Swiss multidisciplinary designer Rafael Gil Cordeiro, whose practice encompasses experimental formats at the intersection of performance, installation, and design.

Cordeiro will present Print My Sleep, a work that transforms personal sleep data—including pulse, oxygen saturation, and movement—into 3D-printed ceramic sculptures representing different stages of sleep. As an aesthetic counter-design, the work makes tangible the invisible and unconscious nature of sleep, while questioning contemporary narratives of optimization, productivity, and control. Print My Sleep is currently on exhibit at the MIT Museum as part of Lighten Up! On Biology and Time, an exhibition exploring the complex effects of light on our bodies, minds, and environment.

A reception with light refreshments will follow.

Attendance by invitation only. RSVP by email to [email protected].

Program

  • 5:45pm – Doors open
  • 6:00pm – Opening remarks
  • 6:05pm – Artist Presentation
  • 6:25pm – Reception & Networking
  • 8:00pm – End
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  • Boston

    5:30PM

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    Bio

    Rafael Gil Cordeiro

    Artist

    Rafael Gil Cordeiro is a multidisciplinary designer working across performance, installation, objects, and education. His practice focuses on new design strategies and performative formats that engage with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discourse.

    Shaped by his background in theatre, his work addresses contemporary social themes and speculative perspectives on possible futures, often blurring the boundaries between design, art, and performance.

    Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, he holds a BA in Trends & Identity from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He has worked internationally as a tutor, artist, and designer in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Spain, Greece, Italy, and Germany, both independently and collaboratively. Alongside his artistic practice, he is involved in animal welfare initiatives in Spain.

Partners

This event is presented in collaboration with the MIT Museum, in the context of Lighten Up! exhibition.