Super Bloom: Quinn Faylor X Detroit Month of Design 2024

Join us for Super Bloom, an immersive gallery experience by Quinn Faylor presented by PLAYGROUND DETROIT. Super Bloom is an exhibition of meticulously crafted 3D sculptures and paintings ground in vibrant abstraction and imaginative worldbuilding.

Created through processes including CNC and lap joinery manufacturing, the sculptures’ lively colors and dynamic forms draw viewers into an exhilarating realm, inviting reflections on personal identity as an assemblage of continuous parts.

These works explore the embodiment of queerness and celebrate the extraordinary potential within relationships. The symbolic lap joinery in these sculptures emphasizes balance and trust. These forms represent both personal and collective growth into new spaces.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Quinn Faylor is a queer non-binary multidisciplinary maker based in Detroit, Michigan. They were born and raised in Petoskey, MI and have a Bachelor of Arts and Ideas in the Humanities from University of Michigan (2016). In the Fall of 2016, they moved to Detroit and began their practice.

They have various public murals across Michigan, as well as in San Francisco and Tokyo. In 2022-23 they were an artist in residence with City Walls (Detroit, MI). In 2022, they were an artist-in-residence with the Glen Arbor Arts Center (Glen Arbor, MI) and the Salt Spring Arts Council (Salt Spring Island, BC).

Faylor is a 2024 recipient of the Emerging Artist Fellowship from PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

ABOUT DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN

Detroit Month of Design returns for its 14th edition September 1-30 exploring the theme “Creative Currents.. The festival was established in 2011 to connect creatives, introduce them to new markets and consumers, expose Detroit’s design aesthetic to worldwide audiences, and highlight the reason why Detroit is the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States.

Taking place throughout the City of Detroit and online, the festival features a balanced combination of virtual, outdoor, and indoor experiences. Key program elements include a mix of sponsored, independently produced, and Design Core signature events that range from exhibitions, installations, product launches, lectures, panel discussions, tours, workshops, and more. Detroit Month of Design is produced by Design Core Detroit, an economic development non-profit organization housed within the College for Creative Studies.