Parsons & Charlesworth

Chicago, United States
Parsons & Charlesworth is an art and design laboratory co-founded by British Canadian artist and designer Jessica Charlesworth and British artist and designer Tim Parsons. Their collaborative worldbuilding projects challenge viewers to reconsider their relationships with technology and ecology, addressing issues including the climate crisis and the future of work. The studio creates visually provocative objects, installations, and digital media that invite viewers into meticulously crafted alternate realities. Their award-winning project Catalog for the Post-Human has appeared internationally in galleries, museums, and festivals such as the Venice Architecture Biennale, Walker Art Center, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. They have received grants including the 2024 Lumen Arts Prize and support from Canada Council for the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Both graduated from London’s Royal College of Art and teach at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They are members of NEW INC, the New Museum’s mentorship program.
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