From Gallery to Living Room: Rethinking Home Design Through Installation Art

About this episode

Dan Hansen and Hailey Johnson discuss the intersection of installation art and home design, exploring how artistic principles can influence everyday spaces.

In this episode of Home in Progress, Dan Hansen welcomes back former co-host Hailey Johnson for a conversation that blends art, creativity, and home design. Hailey shares what she’s been doing since stepping away from the show—focusing on product and color training at RepcoLite and continuing her work as an artist and curator. One of her newest projects is Hammer Space Gallery 2.0, an artist-run exhibition space she operates out of a detached garage, created to give installation artists and experimental creators more opportunities to show their work in Grand Rapids. The conversation explores installation art—a form of art that creates an immersive environment rather than a single object on a wall. Hailey explains how installation artists think about space, movement, materials, and the emotional experience of viewers. Dan and Hailey also preview the upcoming exhibition “Heaviest, Heaviest, Heaviest,” opening March 14 from 4:30–7:30 PM at Do Not Start in southwest Grand Rapids. The show features work by filmmaker Seejohn Czaplicki, installation artist Isabella Werschky, kinetic sculptor Abhishek Narula, and sound artist Nick Buwalda, including a live-composed sound performance…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Hansen

Guest: Hailey Johnson

Topics covered

• installation art
• home design
• art and creativity
• emotional experience
• designing spaces
• curiosity in environments

Keywords

• installation art
• home design
• artistic thinking
• emotional spaces
• Hammer Space Gallery
• Grand Rapids
• Heaviest exhibition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RepcoLite

Books & works: Hammer Space Gallery 2.0

Places: Grand Rapids

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