I am a new media artist and instructor.
My artistic practice is rooted in a cyberfeminist perspective, exploring the intersection of cyberspace and contemporary feminist theories. I primarily focus on how technology influences everyday routines, digital embodiment, virtual identities, and the digital legacies we create. Inspired by theorists and artists such as Donna Haraway, Legacy Russell, Aria Dean, Carla Gannis, Pipilotti Rist, and Dara Birnbaum, I explore how their insights enrich my understanding of digital embodiment and cyberspace in the 2020s.
In my work, I challenge and manipulate digital tools such as glitching, pixelization, and various distortion techniques to investigate technology's profound impact on our personal and collective experiences. Besides digital manipulation, my work is formally bright in color and utilizes materials culturally relevant to digital culture. I view the formal elements of my work not as mere aids for passive viewing but as immersive experiences that foster critical dialogue about digital formats and their broader implications for identity and virtual spaces.
Over the last decade, my artistic practice has encouraged reflection and action regarding digital identity and the challenges we face in an increasingly technologically complex society. I aim to bring these concepts to life by utilizing various media, including digital video, photography, sound, and interactive platforms such as video games and desktop experiences. My practice is constantly evolving, and I have expanded it to include the creation of virtual exhibition spaces using WebXR platforms, which enable me to integrate videos, photographs, 3D models, and sound. This approach to exploring new media environments has been one of many methods I've used to keep my practice aligned with technological advancements and my growing conceptual interests and concerns.
I currently live in Chicago and teach at several universities in the city.
Keywords: Cyberfeminism, glitch feminism, glitch, digital art, new media, cyberbody, virtual identity, Femme,
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