# Representation Lecture | Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of Form

Representation Lecture | Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of Form at Cooper Union, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, New York, NY
- Get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-west-seeing-things-pareidolia-and-the-discovery-of-form-tickets-2003474412901
- Go to page: https://cooper.edu/events-and-exhibitions/events/representation-lecture-mark-west-seeing-things-pareidolia-and

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A lecture in the Representation Lecture series in which artist Mark West presents his practice of 'seeing things' and pareidolia in drawing, form-finding with flexible materials, and sculpture, followed by a Q&A. Mark West is a former professor of architecture whose drawing and painting since 1981 have accompanied his technical inventions in fabric-formed concrete architecture; he now works at his Atelier Surviving Logic in Montréal, Canada. His approach adopts methods of 'finding' rather than 'control', using surprisingly simple techniques to soften a longstanding fixation on control. Attendance is free, in person and on Zoom, with registration required.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:30 — Cooper Union

Written by a model, sources: [cooper.edu](https://cooper.edu/events-and-exhibitions/events/representation-lecture-mark-west-seeing-things-pareidolia-and)

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