Presented in partnership with Villa Albertine, re.riddle artist Boris Labbé speaks with Gray Area Associate Curator Wade Wallerstein about his artistic practice, the notion of “threaded labyrinths”, and the relationship between line, text, textiles in virtual and augmented realities.


Wade Wallerstein is an anthropologist and curator from the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, he serves as Associate Curator at Gray Area, a San Francisco non-profit whose mission is to cultivate, sustain, and apply anti-disciplinary collaboration—integrating art, technology, science, and the humanities—towards a more equitable and regenerative future. In general, his work focuses on the phenomenological impact of simulation-based art practices. Additionally, Wallerstein is the Founder of Silicon Valet, Co-director of TRANSFER Gallery, and Content Strategist for HTC VIVE Arts. His curatorial work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Dazed, Artforum, & more. https://www.wadewallerstein.com/