MIT Face to Face, an MIT-wide community drawing project inspired by 2025 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT recipient Es Devlin, aimed to bridge various silos in the MIT community that separate and keep us from knowing one another.

During a series of drawing sessions, strangers from all areas of MIT’s community were paired to draw one another and exchange their stories, creating a collective portrait of the Institute. Drawing was used as a means to connect rather than an attempt to create a polished outcome; the marks on the page trace the encounter.

More information at arts.mit.edu/mcdermott

Direction: Heidi Erickson
Videography: Bruce Petchek, Seven Generations Video
Post-Production: Yari Wolinsky, Trillium Studios

McDermott Award Announcement

Postproduction: Heidi Erickson