DATA TRANSFER

DAYDREAM

PORTLAND, OREGON

MARCH-APRIL 2025

STATEMENT:

I'M FASCINATED WITH THE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE USED TO CREATE, STORE, AND RELAY INFORMATION ACROSS THE GLOBE - AND HOW MUCH IS OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND. THESE WORKS ARE AN ABSTRACT DEPICTION OF MY ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE VISIBLE THESE UNSEEN PROCESSES.

A FEW THINGS I REGULARLY THINK ABOUT:

USING ATMOSPHERIC NOISE TO GENERATE RANDOM NUMBERS, IAN MALCOLM TALKING ABOUT CHAOS THEORY IN JURASSIC PARK, DNA SEQUENCING, SERVER FARMS, TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, HOW DOES THE INTERNET EVEN WORK? WHO OWNS MY DATA?

untitled encryption key (cool)

ACRYLIC AND DYE ON CANVAS

20" X 20" X 1.5"

2023

untitled encryption key (WARM)

ACRYLIC AND DYE ON CANVAS

20" X 20" X 1.5"

2023

DATA FIELDS 002

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

17" X 17" X 1.5"

2023

DOWNLOAD SEQUENCE INITIATED

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

30" X 34" X 1.5"

2025

MODULE DISTORTION

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

30" X 34" X 1.5"

2025

RANDOMLY GENERATED NUMBER SEQUENCE 001

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

30" X 34" X 1.5"

2023

NETWORK TERMINAL

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

20" X 20" X 1.5"

2025

NETWORK STUDY

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

14" X 12.5" X 1.5"

2024

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