ImPrinted explores communication in a technological age. We have more means of connecting with others than ever before, yet none have the intimacy of in-person, face to face contact. This piece draws from Walter Benjamin's essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" to portray the loss of 'aura' of a person in digitized communication. Developed in collaboration with Art House Productions, Shown in Little Theater at Dixon Place, April 2010.
Kal.eye.desc.optic creates a kaleidoscope image from live video input. Originally installed in the Empire-Fulton State Park in the 2009 DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival, the image was projected on a custom 4.5 foot hexagonal projection screen, with battery-powered LEDs dispersed in front of the camera to add color to the image.
With Swipe, viewers are able to swipe any card with a magnetic strip, and see what information it holds. The data is displayed; then dispersed and transformed to create collage of all participants' information. Time slowly fades the characters. Installed at Es Oro Polymedia, Jersey City, NJ, September 2009
In collaboration with Art House Productions, I edited and operated background projections representing the character's mind in a play about the human life cycle. The play, which premiered May 2009, incorporated dance, poetry, and an original musical score performed live by an eight piece orchestra using instruments ranging from laptop computers to bubbles blown in cups of water.
Dysmorphia attempts to portray anxiety caused by maladjusted body image, referencing how distorted media images can effect the way we see ourselves. Using live video feed, each second propels a continuous cycle of distortion and normalcy.
A glimpse into the life of a captive fly as the setting sun moves a shadow across the floor, eventually engulfing its glass prison. This video is a study of light and shadow over the course of 25 minutes
Motion is analyzed through frame difference of live video feed, and is then used to control the threshold of black & white conversion. The more motion perceived, the clearer the image. Stand still and disappear. Shown in The College of New Jersey 2008 B.F.A. Thesis Show.
'Appropriation' explores our relationship with our natural environment, through juxtaposed images of our means of production and the illusion of human form. Shown in The College of New Jersey 2008 B.F.A. Thesis Show.
Inspired by Nancy Burson's Cranofacial series, I used photoshop to study several aspects of the human face. Shown in the 2008 TCNJ Art Student Exhibition.