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Dear Future




Dear Future


Location: New York, NY
Role: Exhibit Designer & Graphic Design  
Size: 10,000 SF

Dear Future is more than an art exhibition—it’s a movement dedicated to giving children in difficult circumstances the space to dream. Originating with ten children and their Granny caregivers from Chiquitines Children’s Home in Cali, Colombia, the project invited each child to imagine their future through the creation of masks, costumes, and heartfelt letters to their future selves.

Collaborating with local artists, the project culminated in a traveling fundraising exhibition, featuring the children’s work alongside photography by a renowned photographer. The design focused on mobility, cost-efficiency, and simplicity, ensuring the displays could be constructed and deconstructed with ease so that most of the funds raised went directly to the orphanage. Partnerships with generous vendors who donated materials and labor amplified the project’s reach and impact. Dear Future transforms art into action, using creativity as a catalyst for opportunity and hope.
                                          
Mattaforma Team: Lindsey Wikstrom
Producer: Pendulum
Graphic Design: Bodasher Studio
Video Editor: Leandro Tolchinsky
Costume Designers: Felipe Ginebra, Isabella Angulo
Fabricator: Rylan Bailey
Videographers: Juan Velasquez, Mariana Medina
Translator: Laura Sotelo
Workshop facilitator: Laura Sotelo
Volunteers:  Angela Keele, Farah Ahmed, Chiao Yang, Lesley Li, Kelly Hong, Cohaul Chen, Spenser Krut, Itamar Wigoder, Vlad Grinberg, Or Ackerman








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Location: New York, NY
Role: Exhibit Designer & Graphic Design  
Size: 10,000 SF

Dear Future is more than an art exhibition—it’s a movement dedicated to giving children in difficult circumstances the space to dream. Originating with ten children and their Granny caregivers from Chiquitines Children’s Home in Cali, Colombia, the project invited each child to imagine their future through the creation of masks, costumes, and heartfelt letters to their future selves.

Collaborating with local artists, the project culminated in a traveling fundraising exhibition, featuring the children’s work alongside photography by a renowned photographer. The design focused on mobility, cost-efficiency, and simplicity, ensuring the displays could be constructed and deconstructed with ease so that most of the funds raised went directly to the orphanage. Partnerships with generous vendors who donated materials and labor amplified the project’s reach and impact. Dear Future transforms art into action, using creativity as a catalyst for opportunity and hope.
                                          
Mattaforma Team: Lindsey Wikstrom
Producer: Pendulum
Graphic Design: Bodasher Studio
Video Editor: Leandro Tolchinsky
Costume Designers: Felipe Ginebra, Isabella Angulo
Fabricator: Rylan Bailey
Videographers: Juan Velasquez, Mariana Medina
Translator: Laura Sotelo
Workshop facilitator: Laura Sotelo
Volunteers: Angela Keele, Farah Ahmed, Chiao Yang, Lesley Li, Kelly Hong, Cohaul Chen, Spenser Krut, Itamar Wigoder, Vlad Grinberg, Or Ackerman