Touch, Tactility

essay and artist talk written for "Possibles", the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA)

weavings depicting computer-generated visualizations of computational simulations of biophysical interactions

exhibition at Tang Museum with participatory haptic sound installation and rug made from laboratory animal fiber

installation with animations & networked sculpture exploring interconnected systems in the biotechnological landscape

installation with sensory experiences exploring interspecies entanglement through networked devices and tactile sculpture

video with AI transcription of remote textiles collaboration included in virtual exhibition reexamining cyberfeminism

BioBAT, immersive installation exploring remote intimacy & hidden materialities during the pandemic

participatory textiles collaboration with recorded Zoom performances and hand-made weavings

animations created with screen recordings of software performances using molecular visualization software

fan networked to wind data at vivarium that houses animals who produce biological products for human drugs

participatory haptic sound and textiles sculpture with rug made from hand-spun laboratory animal fiber

infinite video loop of cell suspension technique in biotech laboratory

multimedia installation exploring hidden systems and invisible labor in the expanded biotechnological landscape

entryway with hand-spun laboratory llama fiber and text excerpt using immigration metaphor to explain biology

tactile installation with fiber from laboratory alpacas and video performance of carding and spinning

selected work from Thoma Foundation digital art collection with Laura Splan, Beryl Korot, Vera Molnar, Steina Vasulka

computerized Jacquard weavings with data-driven patterns created with EMG recordings of bodily movement

biometric performance collaboration with heart rate data-driven sound by Hari Stojan and visuals by Iulia Miruna Radu

biometric performance with motorized sculpture and sound actuated by heartbeat of knitter

site-specific sculptural interventions constructed from remnant cosmetic facial peel commissioned for group exhibition

hand embroidery of text on remnant cosmetic facial skin peel

computerized embroidery on sculpture made from remnant cosmetic facial peel

computerized embroidery on sculpture made from remnant cosmetic facial peel

computerized embroidery on remnant cosmetic facial peel with retina anatomy as decorative motif

computerized embroidery on remnant cosmetic facial peel with tear duct anatomy as decorative motif

remnant cosmetic facial peel sculpture cast from breasts

remnant cosmetic facial peel sculptures cast from artist's hands

installation of tactile lace viruses and facial peel sculptures commissioned for exhibition about disability and female identity

video exploring visceral abstraction through symmetry and blood

digitally fabricated lace sculptures depicting viruses (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)

wallpaper samples hand-painted with blood

hand-crafted speculative sculptures with accompanying performance video

hand-knit textiles sculpture with large-scale photographic portraits that reimagines the institutional hospital gown

latch hook soft sculptures depicting microbes

silicon rubber sculptures cast from test tubes

hand latch hooked soft sculptures of oversized antipsychotic and antidepressant pills