Institutional Color Chart is a print that explores the structure of archives by dissecting their rules, organizing principles, and functions. Instead of replicating traditional archival methods based on provenance, subject matter, or timeline, this work reclassifies the publications of the Eugenics Record Office (ERO) according to visual elements—specifically hue, value, and saturation. This reorganization aims to upend the original archival classification system, challenging the conventions of how information is categorized and perceived.

The piece also examines how certain colors, particularly blues and beiges, are employed by institutions to make presented information seem "natural," authoritative, and inevitable. By highlighting this subtle use of color, Institutional Color Chart exposes how aesthetic choices contribute to the aura of legitimacy and neutrality often associated with institutional narratives.

In bringing these usually invisible organizing principles and mechanisms of validation to the forefront, the work invites viewers to critically engage with the ways archives shape our understanding of history and knowledge. It underscores the influence of design elements in framing information, prompting a reconsideration of the perceived objectivity within institutional contexts.