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About Face

About Face

Civic.space are happy to announce a new public art commission for Wayne State College, Nebraska.    

marek November 8, 2016 news Read more

The Shaker

The Shaker

Shaker, a magical yet seldom seen machine used for nut harvesting becomes a sculptural form filling the gallery.

marek October 31, 2016 news Read more

stories

Check back here for updates on Storytime! Create a story for one minute here…   If you have a suggestion for the piece, please put it below, thanks!    

marek March 9, 2016 practice Read more

Storytime

Storytime

A large sculptural monolith that displays texts that tell stories about time.

marek February 15, 2016 news Read more

Berry Center Installation

Berry Center Installation

Some of the completed sculptures.

marek June 11, 2015 news Read more

Facewall

Facewall

Walczak & Heiss have won the commission for Public Art at the University of California, Chico.

marek February 25, 2015 news Read more

civic.space

civic.space

We have a new domain name that’s easy: http://civic.space

marek February 25, 2015 news Read more

Berry Center, Wyoming

Berry Center, Wyoming

We have won the commission for Public Art for the gardens of the Berry Center, Wyoming.

marek May 1, 2014 news Read more

Cocktails

Cocktails

Johanna has written and illustrated some of Walczak & Heiss’s favorite cocktails.

marek April 4, 2014 news Read more

Imaginarium Playhouse

Imaginarium Playhouse

Wes and Nik Nikolov collaborated to create a playhouse.

marek February 21, 2014 news Read more

14th Street Completed

14th Street Completed

Our project : fourteenth street overlay has been completed.

marek November 1, 2013 news Read more

14th St Manual

14th St Manual

Some renderings for the manual of the various optical instruments and their innards.

marek October 6, 2013 news Read more

Instrument

Instrument

Marek organised a large exhibition in a huge mill in South Sweden called “Instrument”.

marek July 6, 2013 news Read more

Interview

Interview

We are interviewed by the Untitled Art Show radio station about our project on 14th Street.

marek June 1, 2013 news Read more

Plastic bronzes

Plastic bronzes

For the opening of 14th Street Overlay Wes made a bunch of pink plastic key-fobs of the castings!

marek June 1, 2013 news Read more

The Red Wall

The Red Wall

Working with Wes’s students, we created our first anamorphic installation.

marek February 9, 2013 news Read more

Tuesday

Tuesday

Wes and Angie have a daughter called Tuesday Gray Heiss-Fraleigh! She’s amazing.

marek August 21, 2012 news Read more

Thoughtballoons Website is online

Thoughtballoons Website is online

We created a website with a form so that people can enter their own thoughtballoons for the Central Park Recreation Center in Stapleton.

marek December 13, 2010 news Read more

Podcast on the Dialogtable

Podcast on the Dialogtable

Marek & Wes worked with Jakub Segen on the Dialogtable at UMMA. Here is a podcast that explains the multi-user interactive table

marek December 1, 2010 news Read more

Gold!

Gold!

The UMMA’s Dialogtable won the GOLD for the 2010 Muse Awards for Interactive Kiosks.

marek May 25, 2010 news Read more

our work


  • Facewall
    is a 42ft wide stainless steel sculpture integrated into the façade of the new arts and humanities building on the Chico State campus.

  • Animal Eyes
    are placed throughout the garden of the Berry Center. By looking into the eye of an animal, you see from its point of view.

  • 14th St Overlay
    is a public sculpture that’s part of the 14th Street Initiative in downtown Denver.

  • Thought Balloons
    Located at the entrance to Stapleton’s new Recreation Center, Thought Balloons creates an interactive dialog with people as they wait for others.

  • Staplefield
    acts as a dynamic model that mirrors the state of the building and its occupancy.

news

  • About Face

    About Face

    Civic.space are happy to announce a new public art commission for Wayne State College, Nebraska.    
  • The Shaker

    The Shaker

    Shaker, a magical yet seldom seen machine used for nut harvesting becomes a sculptural form filling the gallery.
  • Storytime

    Storytime

    A large sculptural monolith that displays texts that tell stories about time.
  • Berry Center Installation

    Berry Center Installation

    Some of the completed sculptures.
  • Facewall

    Facewall

    Walczak & Heiss have won the commission for Public Art at the University of California, Chico.
  • civic.space

    civic.space

    We have a new domain name that's easy: http://civic.space
  • Berry Center, Wyoming

    Berry Center, Wyoming

    We have won the commission for Public Art for the gardens of the Berry Center, Wyoming.
  • Cocktails

    Cocktails

    Johanna has written and illustrated some of Walczak & Heiss's favorite cocktails.
  • 14th Street Completed

    14th Street Completed

    Our project : fourteenth street overlay has been completed.
  • 14th St Manual

    14th St Manual

    Some renderings for the manual of the various optical instruments and their innards.
  • Instrument

    Instrument

    Marek organised a large exhibition in a huge mill in South Sweden called "Instrument".
  • Interview

    Interview

    We are interviewed by the Untitled Art Show radio station about our project on 14th Street.
  • Plastic bronzes

    Plastic bronzes

    For the opening of 14th Street Overlay Wes made a bunch of pink plastic key-fobs of the castings!
  • The Red Wall

    The Red Wall

    Working with Wes’s students, we created our first anamorphic installation.
  • Tuesday

    Tuesday

    Wes and Angie have a daughter called Tuesday Gray Heiss-Fraleigh! She’s amazing.
  • Thoughtballoons Website is online

    Thoughtballoons Website is online

    We created a website with a form so that people can enter their own thoughtballoons for the Central Park Recreation Center in Stapleton.
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