1e-43 joins “Not for what was, but for what still lingers” in Tokyo
1e-43, the independent design research studio founded by Lei Zhang, has been selected for the upcoming Zrfdbck Japan exhibition and publication Not for what was, but for what still lingers, opening in Tokyo in 2026. The project explores how memory and transformation continue to shape material and image.
“1e-43 is about observing what still lingers after something changes form. This exhibition feels like a shared meditation on persistence — how matter, image, and memory echo each other across time.”
1e-43 has been selected as one of the participating artists for Zrfdbck’s international collective exhibition and visual anthology Not for what was, but for what still lingers. The project brings together emerging and established practitioners working across art, design, and technology to explore what endures after time and change.
The exhibition and accompanying publication will feature artists investigating residue, impermanence, and transformation across digital and physical media. Together they form a collective study of how images and materials record time, memory, and loss.
Founded by artist and designer Lei Zhang, 1e-43 investigates the boundaries between computation, materiality, and cinematic architecture. The studio’s work uses digital sensing, fabrication, and filmic reconstruction to translate light and data into spatial and temporal experiences.
Participation in this Tokyo exhibition continues 1e-43’s ongoing inquiry into “temporal computation” and its applications across installation, digital film, and experimental fabrication. The print anthology accompanying the exhibition will include essays and new visual documentation from all contributing artists.
Further details about the exhibition venue, launch event, and publication release will be shared in early 2026.