Linguistics

Matte photo print on aluminum Dibond with tactile sculpture (3D printed bioplastic, aluminum) and custom white enamel painted wood pedestal

Dimensions: 24” x 24” (Wall), 6” x 8” x 8” (Sculpture on custom 36” pedestal)

These artworks translate digital data into a visual and tactile form. Each image was generated from the 1s and 0s representing program files, 3D print files, word processing documents, and other mundane files found on a computer. Each pixel is a digit from the file, 0s as white, 1s as black. These pieces also include a tactile sculpture that represents a portion of the data. The sculptures are designed to be touched.

The two foot square print on the wall is black and covered with patterns of white pixels, evoking an alien written language. The symbols cascade in rows and columns, varying in visual complexity from several pixels to an arrangement of twenty linked together in non-repeating patterns. Close to the center, but slightly to the right is a bright purple area with bright green patterns, sharply shifting the look of the print in that area from monochrome to near neon color.

In front of the print on the wall is a narrow white pedestal with a purple and green square sculpture on it. The sculpture is eight inches wide and eight inches deep, with the front surface angled back by 60 degrees. The pattern on the sculpture is the same color and pattern as is on the print. The green portion, which forms what could be written alien characters, is made of small metal bricks. In the air conditioned gallery, they are cool to the touch.