Lessons from the Institute of Empathy

Thursday, August 13, 2026 · Seattle Art Museum

Dates tentative — check the venue’s listing for exact days and times

Visual Arts

An immersive installation featuring three Empathics in the African art galleries at SAM, part of the ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space by contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk.

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Saya Woolfalk
Represented by Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects Saya Woolfalk (Japan, 1979) is a New York based artist who uses science fiction and fantasy to re-imagine the world in multiple dimensions. With the multi year projects No Place, The Empathics, and ChimaTEK, Woolfalk has created the world of the Empathics, a fictional race of women who are able to alter their genetic make-up and fuse with plants.
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Seattle Art Museum

1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA · Downtown, Seattle

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