Cole’s Piano
The body of an upright piano was the canvas for this reimagining of a living room staple. Each key is connected to an LED, which lights a corresponding fiber optic strand running through the body. At the same time, a…
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Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a sugar rush of sensory immersion. Upon stepping inside, you are surrounded by digital screens, blue LED neon tubing, and mirrored spheres. Embedded control knobs act as a psychedelic sketchpad, encouraging visitors to draw on the walls…
Woven Crystal Cave
The Woven Crystal Cave is equal parts soft and sleek – a futuristic womb for multiversal travelers. The room is wrapped in a brightly colored patchwork of hand-woven yarn. Shiny crystals emerge from the walls, bathing the room in atmospheric…
Wind Chimes
When an older LED artwork at Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return reached the end of its lifespan, it left a noticeably dim spot in the middle of the exhibit. The Wind Chimes were designed to fill this gap –…
Fishy Fountain
Originally, this concrete enclosure was an actual fountain, filled with recirculating water. After a series of maintenance challenges, the decision was made to creatively reimagine it in a way that would be more sustainable over the long haul. Plastic netting…
Video Feedback
Video feedback is generated when a video output is routed back to its source in a circular path. Historically, it has been created by pointing a video camera at the monitor receiving its signal; it can also be produced by…
Whorld
Whorld is a free, open-source visualizer for sacred geometry. It is controlled by dozens of parameters – manually, or modulated by oscillators – generating animations which evolve over time. A small but dedicated user base of visual artists have been…
Process
Being a busy squirrel involves constant experimentation, learning, and play. Over the years, that has included a wide variety of disciplines and platforms. Hardware, software, video projection, LEDs, music, fabrication, hacking, repurposed trash – anything and everything is fair game…