My research and artistic practices explore personal and theoretical issues surrounding narrative, memory, space and identity. I am interested in the possibilities afforded by emerging mobile and embedded information and communication systems as a platform for the engagement of these issues. My approach is experimental, and often utilizes hybrid forms ranging from interactive, immersive installations that respond in real time to events occurring around the world, to more static installations that rely on an older form of individual “interaction” on behalf of the viewer, to applications that exist on mobile, hand-held computing devices (such as the iPhone) which allow users to engage with and take part in a constructed narrative.
An important aspect of my work is interface and interaction design. I am interested in the creation of interactive models that when presented to users via a graphical interface provide the users with an intuitive and seamless experience of my work.
My work extends the discourse on how affordances on different devices/platforms affect the presentation of the same information in both the large-scale gallery installation and into the mobile application realm. I am interested in the process of translating a project into multiple formats (an immersive installation into a networked iPhone application, for instance) while maintaining the integrity of the idea, rather than producing documentation of an event that occurred at a specific place and time.
One of the challenges of working in the field of New Media is the rapid pace of change and development, and I see a willingness to commit myself to constantly expanding my field of knowledge, both in terms of practical skills, such as programming languages, and critical background to be a crucial part of my practice. I see myself as both an artist and a researcher, engaged in an artistic and intellectual experimentation that incorporates both theory and practice.