Mags Harries & Lajos Héder


Mags Harries and Lajos Héder are artists working collaboratively to create public art across the United States from their studio.

Career

A married couple, they formed Harries/Héder Collaborative in 1990 and have worked together on all major public art commissions since then. Based in Cambridge, MA, they have successfully completed over thirty public projects with budgets up to $6 million. For Harries/Héder, public art is more than placing objects in public spaces; public art can reach every aspect of the environment and realize the poetic possibilities of the place. They are interested in working with issues of water; bridging spaces; renewable energy; history, and community events. Their completed projects take diverse form, but all share a site-specific approach.

Biographies

Mags Harries, a native of Wales, attended Leicester College of Art and Design in England and Southern Illinois University. Harries brings to the collaboration her experience as a sculptor, teacher, and over 20 years creating public art. Senior faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harries teaches courses in sculpture, installation, and public art. She created the Glove Cycle installation at a subway station in 1984.
Lajos Héder, an artist, born in Hungary, studied architecture and urban planning at Harvard University. Before forming Harries/Héder Collaborative, he worked on community projects, urban design, site planning, architecture, and construction.
They have 2 daughters, writer/director Sian Heder and author/artist Thyra Heder.

Recent projects