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RISD: Wearable Viewing Devices

Through my work I explore space, containment, and the consuming darkness of the unknown.
As humans we navigate the visible, tangible world with our senses, but how do we begin to
experience that which exists at the fringe of our sight or beyond the boundaries of our senses?
How do we begin to understand that which is inherent to our existence, but beyond our physical
comprehension? I’m interested in manifesting the idea of dark matter and evoking feelings of
uneasiness and curiosity through the experience of a wearable object. The forms reference the
architecture of our physical world, but at the same time act as mysterious vessels of darkness and light. They are both seductive and disconcerting. They ask the viewer to consider the intersection between that which is illuminated and that which remains undiscovered and in the shadows of our consciousness.
Viewing Device #1 | Painted wood and neoprene rubber
Viewing Device #1 | Painted wood and neoprene rubber
 
Viewing Device #1 | Painted wood and neoprene rubber
 
Viewing Device #2 | Painted wood, vinyl paper, neoprene rubber
Viewing Device #2 | Painted wood, vinyl paper, neoprene rubber
 
Dark Energy #1 | Vinyl, vinyl paper, neoprene rubber
Dark Energy #1 | Vinyl, vinyl paper, neoprene rubber
 
Dark Energy #2 | Vinyl, vinyl paper, painted wood
 
Dark Energy #2 (detail) | Vinyl, vinyl paper, painted wood
Dark Energy #2 (detail) | Vinyl, vinyl paper, painted wood
 
RISD: Wearable Viewing Devices
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RISD: Wearable Viewing Devices

This body of work explores notions of the unknown, emptiness and dark energy through wearable “devices”. (Completed Fall 2012)

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