Medialab Prado

"I am interested in the origins of contemporary media from a technological, social and cultural perspective.

I believe that it is crucial for artists who work with technology to see themselves as inventors and manipulators of technological material rather than simply end-users of pre-packaged and pre-defined technological systems. Technological developments are often referred to as being part of an evolutionary process (i.e. one technology is replaced by a “better” technology). However, this evolution is far from natural, it is instead a component of larger cultural and social issues. We build technologies but they also shape us: it is a reciprocal relationship that has rich art making potential.

I have worked with electronics since 1989. I am fascinated by the possibilities that arise from building machines and designing systems that engage with physical and temporal space. My work arises from experimentation with a wide range of materials and processes. This methodology has lead to the development of a body of work that includes animation, performance, film, video and kinetic sculpture.

Much of the work is made for installation. Because of my fondness for absurdity, the work is sometimes humorous.

Since 2002, Lance Winn and I have worked collaboratively on kinetic/video projects that investigate the promise and the limitations of extending media. We share a common interest in the mechanisms of reproduction and the impact they have on representation. Our collaborative work focuses on the edges of the two-dimensional image and the desire to see beyond the limits of the frame. By creating programmable, moving video capture/projection machines we are able to make explicit the requirements of the projected image as it filters into space rather than onto a flat screen."  By Simone Jones, March 2007.