Sximo 7

Since March, the Thinc team, like much of the world, has been sheltering-in-place in our respective homes across the nation and the world. As we’ve adjusted to the challenges and sometimes advantages of working from home, we’ve learned new ways to connect with another, to mine our imaginations, and to sustain the collaborative work habits we depended on—and perhaps took for granted—before the Great Pause. It hasn’t been without struggle, but we’ve been mindful to find time for joy too.

In our weekly virtual happy hours (a hold-over from pre-pandemic days when we’d stand shoulder-to-shoulder, clink glasses, hug, and high-five) we’ve started a new tradition: a weekly challenge to do, create, play. From sharing Covid-cocktail recipes to comparing original facemask designs, Thincers Zoom-in each Friday afternoon to celebrate making it though the week, and to acknowledge that our lived experiences are as vital to our work as our professional experiences.

Last week’s challenge was a special nod to the museums and cultural institutions that inspire us. Like Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and the Getty Museum in L.A., we challenged Thincers to remake great works of art using only what we already had in our homes. We were tickled by the results and hope you will be too. Meital Gueta, Exhibition Designer's recreation of Portrait of Ursula Tucher (Michael Wolgemut, 1478) is shown above. Four of our other favorites are below.

Vishnu Uppalapati, Exhibition Designer

Music - Pink and Blue No.1
Georgia O'Keeffe’s, 1918

Chris Muller, Senior Exhibit Designer

Portrait of a Man with Skull
Frans Hals, 1610-1615

Farah Ahmed, Senior Exhibit Designer

Black and White
May Ray, 1926

Eric Hoffman, Executive Producer

Love is in the Air: The Flower Thrower
Banksy 2005