Artist Statement

My interactive robotic sculptures create a performance using sculpture and circuits to investigate why our society relies on unwritten social rules to function.

I utilize the aesthetic of Technostalgia, using old, outdated and discarded technological products in my work. I combine these objects to create a sustainable and interesting creature. 

I make robotic art because it is the only medium that has allowed me to feel truly connected to my work. I do this out of my own nostalgia and because it is relevant to our postmodern technological future.

My most recent piece is a blackberry that I affectionately call Steve. Steve has two eyes projected onto it. Using a webcam to track a participant's presence, the eyes then follow the person in every direction when the person moves. Most of the people thought of this as creepy, but it reinforces my question, why are certain social rules necessary?