Artist Statement
My work is characterized by installations that combine sculptural forms with sound and interactive experiences. Objects and environments are systems and instruments, combining physical forms with multi-dimensional and non-linear audio elements. Architectural and site considerations are often parameters for designed spaces that explore the physicality of sound in relationship to human sensation. Objects and sculptural forms are frequently interactive and involve viewer participation with touch or motion. This aspect of my work involves an ongoing dialogue between the tactile and the aural, cause and effect relationships of viewer action within reactive systems, and personal versus social dynamics within interactive structures such as play and collaboration.The interactive systems in my pieces are constructed from hand-made electronics and customized software, often running in a balanced state while uninterrupted while containing flexible parameters that are sensitive to viewer actions or environmental conditions. Fusing elements of sonic, electronic, and physical media, my work also explores the conflation of vibrational energetic processes with material form, and shifting relationships within sensory dynamics and perception. These ideas engage my interest in the transformative potential of these processes when applied to material forms, and the resulting subjective experiences within the viewer. Most recent works explore therapeutic potentials of immersive audio experiences.