Frontmatter is interested in the messiness of :
time and
place and
scale and
language and . . .
across mediums of :
architecture and
installation and
furniture and
essay and
photography and . . .
with the aim to :
experiment and
hypothesize and
err and
create and
recreate and . . .
so that we may :
define and
contribute and
engage and
refine and
produce and . . .
Frontmatter started in 2026, with rumblings years prior. This website indexes the work that precedes, occupies, and will (hopefully) outlast Frontmatter.
All said, Frontmatter is a preface for the work that follows.
Frontmatter is :
Praveen Menon
Alegria Paez
with abundant help from :
Jeremiah Caro
Brody Frack
David Nguyen
Juanita Rivera
René Sanders
Rafael Silva