The beginning: mechanics of inspiration
The advancement of exploratory mediums to form new modes of representation functions as one of the many implicit links merging art and science into my
Independent early works, pre-MIT, 2008-2010
The advancement of exploratory mediums to form new modes of representation functions as one of the many implicit links merging art and science into my
I engineered and built a 12 cubic foot vacuum particle accelerator with a power grid running at 300,000 V made from discarded television components, and a 10,000-watt stepped-up magnetron series. It is a photographic platform with which I have the freedom and flexibility to address a variety of natural mediums at the molecular level.
Through the use of microwave and radio transmissions, manipulated by musical compositions, I compose living organic matter orchestrated through the manipulation of frequency.
There is an inextricable link between the perspective of human engagement and the reaction of unseen forces. Secondary Refuse is a project that began at
The Art of Tone is a visual approach to the granular synthesis of sight and the very nature of particles specific to our perspective in space and time
I created a number of artificial retinas on which images can be focused to address iconic decay as an unperceived aspect of sight. These carefully arranged elements have been developed into a device which can only “see” afterimages, presenting an aesthetic world of imagery beyond our conscious view.
These pieces are single exposures made possible by the first digital camera I designed and built, which is nearly three feet across, makes an absolutely horrible noise, and has enough copper in it to make about 2000 pennies.
Thinking of the human visual system as a complex matrix of time-limited interactions, which are constantly decoding meaning in the action of sight, I wanted
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