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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?