A periodic table of emotions.
Seventy-five named elements of emotion arranged by family and intensity. Every piece in the studio is a compound, a formula of these elements. Tap any cell to see the works it lives in, or read the field guide to how the table was built. Or build your own formula out of three of them.
e.g.
OBSERVATION
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- Su2
- Nt
- Dr
- Cg
- Nm
- TRY
- HIDDEN SETS
No matches.
Filtering:
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76
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UNDISCOVERED
77
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UNDISCOVERED
78
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UNDISCOVERED
79
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UNDISCOVERED
80
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UNDISCOVERED
Tap a glowing element to reveal pieces that resonate there.
How big, actually.
Drawn to scale against a person of average height. Every size is a 4:5 rectangle, the same proportion as the work itself, so nothing is cropped to fit.
Sizes are the printed image. Framed works add the moulding around that. Standard US shipping is free at every size.
Paper, or canvas.
Same image, same inks. What changes is the surface it is printed on. Tap either one.
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PRINT
Hahnemühle Photo Rag
The paper itself. A heavy 100% cotton matte sheet with a smooth surface, printed edge to edge with no border. Ships flat, or rolled in a tube at large sizes.
- Every size, up to 40 × 50
- You pick the frame
- Just paper and ink
- Needs framing to hang
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CANVAS
Satin poly-cotton, gallery wrap
Printed on canvas, then stretched by hand over solid wood. The image continues around the sides, so there is no border and no glass.
- Hang it the day it lands
- No glass, no glazing
- Real depth off the wall
- Up to 36 × 45
Series 001 numbers are shared across every size and material, and the certificate records exactly which object you own. Open editions carry no number and no certificate.
Framed, or not.
One frame, satin black, solid wood. We pick the moulding that suits the size and the material, so it arrives ready to hang. Tap either one.
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NONE
The work, as it is
A paper print ships flat or rolled and you frame it your way. A canvas needs nothing: it is stretched, wired and ready for the wall the day it lands.
- The lightest to ship
- Your framer, your call
- Canvas hangs as it is
- Every size
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BLACK
Solid wood, chosen for the size
Sealed, hung with hardware fitted, nothing left to arrange. Paper sits behind acrylic; canvas floats inside the moulding with no glass at all.
- STANDARD BLACK ⅞ in face · ¾ in deep · behind acrylic Paper, 8 × 12 and 12 × 18
- ALTO BLACK THIN 1⅜ in face · ⁹⁄₁₆ in deep · behind acrylic Paper, 16 × 24 and up
- BLACK 2 FLOAT ⅜ in face · 2 in deep · ¼ in reveal · no glass Canvas, every framed size
Framed work ships boxed with the hardware fitted. The largest sizes are sold unframed, because a frame that size can only travel by freight.
The table, answered.
What is the periodic table of emotions?
A working taxonomy of 75 named emotional states, arranged in families the way a periodic table arranges elements. Each element carries a symbol, a number, a definition, and the works composed from it. It is the notation XPRMTS uses to write every piece as a formula.
How many emotions are on the table?
75 named elements, from awe and grief to rare states English borrowed from elsewhere: saudade, hiraeth, mono no aware. Five cells sit reserved and unnamed. Tap any element above for its definition and the works that carry it.
Can I buy a print from the table?
The table itself is a study tool and is not sold. The works composed from its elements are: archival pigment prints from $75 (open editions) or $350 (Series 001), each naming three to five elements in its formula, with free US shipping. Browse the works.