I'm a creative technologist and designer working at the intersection of art, science, and emerging technologies. I create immersive experiences—through interactive installations, generative design, and bioart—that invite audiences to engage with the unseen and reimagine how they perceive the world around them.
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Liminal Lens
Year: 2022
Role: direction and technical development
Medium: Interactive Installation (digital projections, openFrameworks, webcam manipulation)
Exhibition: Showcased at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show
Overview
A life-sized interactive installation that bridges the microscopic and macroscopic, Liminal Lens reimagines the synchronized movements of Volvox algae to explore the unseen rhythms of life. By translating imperceptible biological dynamics into large-scale visualizations, the work invites reflection on the fragile interplay between humans, technology, and the natural world.
Challenge / Question
How can technology reveal the invisible patterns of natural life in a way that encourages reflection rather than control? What shifts in perception occur when viewers are confronted with scale, seeing themselves mirrored alongside microscopic organisms?
Creative Solution
The installation amplifies the collective motion of Volvox algae as a metaphor for interdependence and perceptual transformation. Inspired by artists like Olafur Eliasson and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Liminal Lens presents a system where human viewers are not the manipulators but cohabitants in a shared visual space. It questions how our focus—and our scale—determines what we see and value.
Technical Execution
Built with openFrameworks and C++, the piece runs across a dual-screen setup:
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One screen plays recorded microscopic footage of Volvox algae in motion.
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The second screen uses real-time algae location tracking to generate animated digital lines (resembling drifting snow), overlaid with webcam-based outlines of nearby viewers.
This pairing contrasts direct biological observation with an abstracted, reactive digital system, inviting viewers to explore their presence in relation to something far smaller yet no less alive.
Audience Experience
Visitors find themselves immersed in shifting scales. On one screen, they see the life of algae—fluid, untouched. On the other, their own outline appears as a digital shadow, intertwined with floating lines that represent the tracked algae’s path. The experience evokes a quiet tension: humans are present, but not in control. The work reframes perception as an active decision—what we choose to focus on shapes our understanding of reality.
Impact
Liminal Lens encourages viewers to slow down and consider the invisible forces that govern life and movement. It brings attention to the overlooked, making visible the rhythms and systems that often go unnoticed. By merging scientific observation with interactive media, the installation fosters deeper awareness of how technology can mediate, not dominate, our relationship with the natural world.