"In the work of Stephen Alton Architect in New York, space does not mimic the body that inhabits it. Space is the body itself. Alton's architecture involves the ineffable presence of bodies of space, tattooed and perforated skins, uprooted viewers and inhabitants, that blur the difference between objects and beings, and allows one to become another. These themes are harmonious with the hidden program of this architecture involved with how to identify oneself with the new, the unexpected, and occasionally with the strange as well." |