I am currently in Berlin, DE for a residency at the ZKU, Center for Art and Urbanistics, researching multimedia tools for family archival and memorial.
Please also check out Dump Site (a non-traditional archive of files from trash folders), Saccade (a corporeal articulation of memory through tattoo and eye-tracking technology), Output Field (the art organization I founded), and NAC Accessibility Audit (an example of my design strategy work in accessibility of digital art).
Below is a selection of my work.
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I’m researching multimedia tools for family archival and memorial. The first part of this research will focus on the structure and software of the file system of a modern family archive. The second part of the research will explore how 3D environments, generative art-making, and physical sculpture can turn a digital family archive into multimodal memorials. During April-May, I will be in Berlin, at ZK/U’s residency program, kicking off my research. I am actively seeking funding for this project
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Dump Site is a collection of files from trash folders & recently deleted. It is a virtual landfill and digital recycling program. The things we throw away are candid shadows of the things we keep close: drafts, secrets, outtakes, likes and dislikes, significant memories, important people, inspirations. Dump Site is a public diary, a screenshot confessional. Exploring memory through the lens of discard, these second-hand files piece together a common past. Dump Site exists as a confluence of discard theory, archival theory, media theory, and memory work.
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A 501(c)3 non-profit gathering a list of experimental artists, curators, and spaces. Through amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts, Output Field’s mission is to breach the canon & redistribute clout.
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In collaboration with Casper Go and Sylvia Ke, I use eye-tracking data to generate tattoo designs based on sentimental imagery provided (and looked at) by clients. Playing with the permanence of tattoo and the fleeting nature of memory, I tattoo one’s impression of a photo rather than the photo itself. In this project, rapid eye movements are captured, quantified, massaged through TouchDesigner, and etched into the skin.
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A physical toolkit to help visitors process grief and/or prepare for end of life for themselves or a loved one.
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In partnership with Andy Slater, founder of the Society of Visually Impaired Sound Artists, I led a user-research project to establish both UX/UI and Strategic avenues to make New Art City more accessible. New Art City is an online exhibition platform, and Output Field’s partner.
