Project Spotlight:
From Here to There
Artist: Nurhan Gokturk & Ryan Guillot
Completion Date: August 2025
Location: The Parlour Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Services Provided: Fabrication + Installation
The Challenge
When New Orleans artist Nurhan Gokturk (who has a background in architecture) approached us about From Here to There, his ask was clear yet ambitious: fabricate and install a large-scale, 360-degree double-torqued elliptical screen with four synchronized video projections, all within a seven-day window at The Parlour Gallery. The screen's unique geometry – viewable from both sides with precise curves throughout – made installation complex, but Nurhan provided detailed plans that gave us exactly what we needed to execute it.
The piece draws upon a shared story of universal forms, linking them to reimagined imagery from New Orleans and Adinkra symbolism. A 360-degree video installation uses animation, video mapping, and time-based media to transform these forms into an immersive environment of light, form, and movement, creating a participatory environment that connects cultural history with contemporary media.
Animator Ryan Guillot created the projections using lithographs Nurhan produced during his printmaking residency at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. (The original lithographs were also on view in the gallery hallway.) Four synchronized projections map across the curved surface, creating an immersive environment where viewers experience memory and motion from every angle.
Here's how we brought it to life, in Nurhan's own words.
And be sure to watch the video at the end – it's almost as good as experiencing From Here to There in person.
Building on Trust
I first became aware of Denali when Dan Alley and Abe Geasland fabricated the signage for our gallery at Camp Street Studios. The workmanship and installation were executed perfectly, and that experience left a strong impression on me.
I had already seen Dan’s work in exhibitions over the years, and later I saw Abe’s exhibition at Staple Goods Gallery. The quality and precision of both artists’ work reaffirmed what I already sensed—that this was a team of exceptional skill and integrity.
From that point on, I knew that when I had a future project, Denali would be the team I wanted to collaborate with.
Beyond Execution
I’ve worked with art services companies before, but my experience with Denali was on a different level.
While working on From Here to There, what truly set them apart was their understanding of our design-thinking methodology, their sensitivity to materials, and their ability to translate that process directly into fabrication.
That combination of conceptual clarity and technical execution made the project feel more intentional, more collaborative, and ultimately more successful.
The Complexity Factor
This project had many interconnected components—four digital video projectors that needed to be precisely installed and cabled, and a 360-degree double-torqued elliptical screen, viewable on both sides, that began as a computational model and ultimately became the fabrication template.
My biggest concern was finding a team capable of handling a project with layered design logic and multiple moving parts.
The project required seamless coordination across materials, fabrication methods, and the spatial constraints of the gallery, and all of this had to be executed within a 7-day window. I needed collaborators who could navigate that level of complexity without compromising the vision.
Understanding the Design Logic
What stood out most about working with your team on the project From Here to There was the way you approached the project was you didn’t just see a complex project with four synchronized projectors and a double-torqued elliptical screen—you understood the design logic behind it.
Your team engaged with the computational model, the geometry of the form, the sightlines, and the challenges of projecting onto a 360-degree surface viewable from both sides within the space of the gallery.
The Outcome
I feel incredibly proud of the finished work. From Here to There functions exactly as I envisioned—an immersive, multi-perspectival project where the double-torqued elliptical screen and synchronized projections create a dynamic, flowing experience. The precision of the fabrication and installation made it possible for the piece to achieve its full experiential potential.
For the space, the project expanded what is possible in terms of scale, media integration, and viewer engagement. It demonstrated that the gallery can support technically complex, multi-channel installations and become a platform for ambitious, immersive work.
For my practice, it opened the door to new forms of collaboration, new fabrication strategies, and a deeper integration of computational modeling with fabrication. It reinforced the idea that complex ideas can be realized at a high level with the right team, and it has already influenced the scope and ambition of future projects.
Image: Camp Street Studios artist, Tom Walton, takes in From Here to There. Photography by Tyler Rosebush.
Mission Accomplished
From Here to There was the kind of project our team gets genuinely excited about – ambitious, complex, and unlike anything we'd tackled before. When Nurhan says we understood the design logic, that's exactly what we aim for: not just building what's specified, but engaging with why a piece works and figuring out how to make the artist's initial hand-drawn sketch into something tangible – and in this case, pretty damn spectacular.
White Linen Night proved the piece worked. Visitors moved through the space completely absorbed, experiencing the synchronized projections from every angle just as Nurhan had envisioned. The installation expanded what's possible at The Parlour Gallery and opened new doors for Nurhan's practice.
We're glad to have been the right team for this one.
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