PORTFOLIO
ARTIST STATEMENT
My artistic research is an investigation of how to extend the capabilities of and reveal new aspects of humanity using digital technology.
Fundamentally, my work is informed by lived experiences of chronic illnesses/health conditions.
My specific research interests include:
- Movement-based health narratives in the digital and health humanities
- Experimental motion capture animation
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
VERNAL SHIFTS – ZINGIBERALES
Vernal Shifts is a mult-part animation project using Unity and motion capture data. It relies on the particle system feature in Unity to illustrate the motion trails of the human body and a scripted video camera for the cinematography.
The first prototype animation, Zingiber, was completed in July 2025 (screenshot below). Its goal was to depict chronic pain in a graceful and contemplative manner to raise awareness of how much patients ‘mask’ each day. The term ‘masking’ refers to the act of hiding any unpleasant reactions or symptoms experienced with a health condition.
