ABOUT
The Vase Institute for Reality Studies is an independent research initiative investigating the fundamental nature of observation, pattern, and structure across physical, philosophical, and experiential domains.
Reality may be a single, completed structure—a higher-dimensional totality within which observers occupy specific positions. What we experience as temporal flow and contingent observation might be the movement of our perceptual slice through fixed architecture. This premise grounds our work.
The Institute publishes research rooted in empirical observation. We produce films, installations, and visual work that make abstract structure tangible. We develop residencies and collaborative projects that translate insight across disciplines.
Our work integrates physics, philosophy, contemplative practice, and the arts not as separate fields but as different methods of sampling the same underlying structure. We pursue questions that resist conventional boundaries—questions about consciousness, structural recursion, observer-dependent reality, and cross-scale pattern recognition.
The Institute operates independently. We maintain flexibility in structure and location, allowing focus on inquiry rather than institutional maintenance. Projects unfold as resources and collaborations develop.
The Vase Institute exists for those who recognize that reality exhibits deep recursive order—and that understanding it requires methods beyond any single tradition.