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Science, Biology, Biotechnology
Commission
Baroque Bodies (Sway) in "Future Tense" at Beall Center for Art+Technology
interactive installation commissioned for "Future Tense" at Beall Center for Art+Technology for Getty PST Art + Science Collide
2024
Artwork
A Guided Sublimation (Movements) Vinyl Box Set
limited edition box set with double vinyl LP and chromogenic print portfolio
2024
Solo Exhibition
Metafrictions Preview at Onassis ONX
work in progress preview of extended reality collaborations presented by NEW INC and EY Metaverse Lab
2024
Commission
A Guided Sublimation at Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium
immersive planetarium experience combining micro and macro worlds with animation and sound created in collaboration with theoretical biophysicist Adam Lamson
2023
Group Exhibition
Tangible Variations in "Seeing the Unseen" at Wignall Museum
group exhibition that examines the intersections of science and art through contemporary art practice
2023
Writing
Syndemic Sublime: Rematerializing the Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus in the Age of Remote Intimacy and Immediate Precarity
essay and artist talk written for "Possibles", the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA)
2023
Solo Exhibition
Sticky Settings Preview at UTS
private preview of immersive installation presenting animation and sound work in progress from "Sticky Settings" collaboration
2022
Artwork
Baroque Bodies (Ambient Portals)
3D animations with molecular models and AI-generated images, accompanied by sonifications of scientific visualizations
2022
Artwork
Baroque Bodies (Configurations)
animations, soundscapes, and prints created with computational simulation and AI images generated from scientific texts
2022
Artwork
Tangible Variations
weavings depicting computer-generated visualizations of computational simulations of biophysical interactions
2022
Group Exhibition
Doilies in "Life Eternal: The Nobel Prize Museum at Liljevalchs"
lace virus series in exhibition exploring notions of eternity through art, science, medicine, and technology
2022
Group Exhibition
Unraveling in "The Hidden Side of Lace" at CC De Ververij
molecular animations created with 3D models of SARS included in exhibition exploring expanded interpretations of lace
2022
Group Exhibition
Syndemic Sublime in "Currents" at Center For Contemporary Arts
data-driven molecular animations using COVID data featured in new media art exhibition
2022
Commission
Syndemic Sublime in "La irrupció" at Santa Mònica for ISEA
data-driven molecular animation commissioned for International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) at Santa Mònica Arts Centre
2022
Solo Exhibition
Rhapsody for an Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus at the Tang
exhibition at Tang Museum with participatory haptic sound installation and rug made from laboratory animal fiber
2021
Group Exhibition
Syndemic Sublime in "Second Sundays" at Pioneer Works
installation with animations & networked sculpture exploring interconnected systems in the biotechnological landscape
2021
Group Exhibition
Unraveling in "NORMAL" for Art in Odd Places
molecular animations projected onto the Museum of Illusions for street festival
2021
Artwork
Syndemic Sublime
generative 3D animations using COVID death data to disrupt amino acid residues on intertwined human and non-human proteins
2021
Commission
Disentanglement and Doilies in "Triënnale Brugge: TraumA" at Musea Brugge
site-specific intervention commissioned for Bruges Triennial with animations and sculptures exploring theme of “trauma”
2021
Artwork
Disentanglement
triptych sculpture with 3-channel synchronous animation of 3D models (coronavirus, human cells, non-human antibodies) created using models of the coronavirus, human cells, and non-human antibodies
2021
Solo Exhibition
Entangled Entities at The New Gallery
installation with sensory experiences exploring interspecies entanglement through networked devices and tactile sculpture
2021
Artwork
Unraveling II
synchronous molecular animation triptych created with coronavirus, llama nanobody protein models
2021
Group Exhibition
Unraveling in "Pre-Show" at Rooftop Films Drive-In
screening of molecular animations with sound screened during Pre-Show at Drive-In Movie theater
2020
Solo Exhibition
Unraveling at BioBAT Art Space
BioBAT, immersive installation exploring remote intimacy & hidden materialities during the pandemic
2020
Artwork
Unraveling Together
participatory textiles collaboration with recorded Zoom performances and hand-made weavings
2020
Artwork
Denatured
animations created with screen recordings of software performances using molecular visualization software
2020
Artwork
Termination Sequences
remote sound collaborations with biotech workers and scientists rematerializing the coronavirus mRNA sequence
2020
Artwork
Unraveling and Renatured
animations and prints created with molecular models of the coronavirus spike protein
2020
Artwork
Remote Entanglements
fan networked to wind data at vivarium that houses animals who produce biological products for human drugs
2019
Artwork
Contested Territories
networked laboratory mixers containing llama feces activated by Twitter activity relating to the contested status of science
2019
Artwork
Lumen and Chaperone
participatory haptic sound and textiles sculpture with rug made from hand-spun laboratory animal fiber
2019
Artwork
Needle in a Haystack Book
artist book with photographs from a biotech lab documenting mundane artifacts and poetic encounters in biotech laboratory
2019
Artwork
Needle in a Haystack
photographs from a biotech lab documenting mundane artifacts and poetic interfaces in biotech lab
2019
Group Exhibition
Embodied Objects in "Set in Motion" at Amon Carter Museum of American Art
computerized Jacquard weavings with biometric data patterns included in exhibition of artwork that transforms human movement
2019
Artwork
Suspended
infinite video loop of cell suspension technique in biotech laboratory
2019
Solo Exhibition
Conformations at Esther Klein Gallery
multimedia installation exploring hidden systems and invisible labor in the expanded biotechnological landscape
2019
Artwork
Tickling the Bonds
screen-recorded molecular visualization software interaction with alpaca nanobody/ricin models
2019
Artwork
Transformation Timer
motorized wind chime sound sculpture with laboratory animal fiber and orphaned keys
2019
Artwork
Sit Around and Wait
neon sign exploring uncertainty and anticipation with quote from scientist waiting for laboratory experiment
2019
Artwork
Boundary
entryway with hand-spun laboratory llama fiber and text excerpt using immigration metaphor to explain biology
2019
Artwork
Conformations
tactile installation with fiber from laboratory alpacas and video performance of carding and spinning
2019
Group Exhibition
Blank Stare and Doilies in "The World Unseen: Intersections of Art and Science" at CDC Museum
artworks rematerializing the invisible included in exhibition exploring intersections of art and science
2019
Solo Exhibition
Material Expressions at Capsule Gallery
solo exhibition with biometric data driven artworks including weavings, etchings, sculptures and prints
2017
Artwork
Recursive Expressions
giclée prints with computer generated & hand-manipulated patterns made with electromyography data
2016
Writing
Manifest: The Role of Science in the Studio
essay on research-based studio practice at the intersections of art and science for "Art Practical: Art, Science & Wonder"
2015
Artwork
autologousReflection
participatory sculpture with computer generated animation and text
2015
Artwork
Qualitative Analysis
videos that remix the scifi film “The Wasp Woman“ to explore notions of the mad scientist and unnatural transformation
2012
Commission
Surface Tension in "Watching Hands" at David J. Sencer CDC Museum
graphite drawings with soap bubble residue commissioned for exhibition about disease prevention and public health
2011
Artwork
Distillations
hand-cut collages made from pseudoscientific magazine ads with hand-built ceramics depicting ad imagery
2010
Artwork
Negligee (Serotonin)
computerized embroidery on sculpture made from remnant cosmetic facial peel
2009
Artwork
Doilies (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)
digitally fabricated lace sculptures depicting viruses (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)
2004
Artwork
Thought Patterns
drawings of neuroanatomical structures rendered in blood
2003
Artwork
Virus
watercolor paintings of viruses rendered in blood on paper
2003
Artwork
Vigilant
latch hook soft sculptures depicting microbes
2002
Artwork
Upside Down, Inside Out
silicon rubber sculptures cast from test tubes
2000