Photo theorist Geoffrey Batchen has shared the ongoing generative relationship between the human "desire" for a certain experience that leads to the creation of new technologies, versus the presence of a new technological "device" which then shapes new human behaviors. This project explores that dialectic.
"Origin of Observable Need" (1 of 2), 2022, 30"x40", destroyed Iris print mounted to UV print on aluminum
Considering the relationship of analog to digital technologies, an early form of digital printing, the Iris print, is saturated with water, rendering it abstract, while revealing a contemporary UV print underneath.
Permanent collection, Google, Cambridge, MA
"Origin of Observable Need" (2 of 2), 2022, 30"x40", 3D lenticular print
The first ever Google Image search was of the green Versace dress worn by Jennifer Lopez, which generated tremendous visual interest. This piece explores that subject as the source of new technology in a 3D lenticular print, which seems to extend off the wall and move with the viewer.
Permanent collection, Google, Cambridge, MA