ADSS Versescape: *Thoughts and Feelings About BEing HUMAN*

Schedule

Sat Mar 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1609 N Delaware Ave | Philadelphia, PA

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Not just an art show: Step inside ADSS Versescape: *Thoughts and Feelings About BEing HUMAN* at Small Works Gallery.
About this Event

Poetry is no longer restrained to the page.
Step inside the **first-ever ADSS Versescape: *Thoughts and Feelings About BEing HUMAN*** at Small Works Gallery.
This isn’t just an art show. It’s a shift in how we **experience** language itself.
Created by South Philadelphia-based artist and innovator ADSS (All Different Shapes + Sizes), **the Versescape is an immersive poetry experience—where words don’t just speak, they surround, interact, and come alive.**
At its core is **Experiential Language Architecture (ELA)**—a new approach to language that treats words as **building materials for interactive experiences.**
Through performance, design, and audience participation, you’ll see firsthand how language can **shape space, forge connection, and spark entirely new ways of thinking.**
Get ready to step into a world where poetry breaks every boundary.Performance and Launch:
March 15, 2025, 7-8:30pm
$25 General Admission | $15 Students/Artists
Exhibit:
March 15, 2025 - March 22, 2025
$10 General Admission | $5 Students/Artists
Location:
Philadelphia Small Works Gallery
1609 North Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125~Free parking across the street or around the corner on Susquehanna
~Accessibility info: One half-step at entrance; bathroom is not wheelchair accessible
~Masks optional~No outside beverages


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About ADSS:

ADSS (All Different Shapes + Sizes) is an artist and innovator based in South Philadelphia. Their work redefines the boundaries of language, performance, and design, pioneering a new framework called Experiential Language Architecture (ELA). ELA treats words as architectural elements, transforming poetry into immersive, multi-sensory experiences.
ADSS’s latest innovation, the Versescape, brings this vision to life—an interactive poetic space where their A Cappella Poetry blends rhythmic wordplay, visual text, and performance. Their work also extends into Literary Fashion, wearable poetry that turns language into art.
Through projects like "Thoughts and Feelings About BEing HUMAN", ADSS challenges perceptions of language, pushing the limits of how we see, feel, and connect.


About Philadelphia Small Works Gallery:

Open since December 2023, the Philadelphia Small Works Gallery organizes and hosts exhibitions, workshops, readings, and performances by Philly-based artists. We're a space for artists who build community through work that reveals our obsessions, resists oppression, and celebrates our complex connections. Folks who are weird and real and know great things are possible in/for our city. Visit our website for a full list of upcoming events and follow us on Instagram at @smallworksphilly.


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1609 N Delaware Ave, 1609 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, United States

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