TechArtICT

In May 2022 I founded TechArtICT, collective which creates and installs interactive and immersive artwork. TechArtICT features a rotating group of artists and engineers who collaborate, imagine then build innovative work at the intersection of engineering and art.

Cybergarden at Towne West Mall in Wichita
May, 2022

TechArtICT has created several installations regionally, including Cybergarden at Towne West Mall, Search for Solace at the Arnold Gallery, and Dreamgrass at Exploration Place. The group maintains its commitment to offering Wichita and surrounding areas high-quality immersive and interactive art experiences.

Benefit Concerts for Humane Society

To help raise funds for the Wichita Humane Society I have performed two benefit concerts. The first, in 2006, was in collaboration with pianist Andrew Trechak. I performed the second, a year later, unaccompanied. Working with the Humane Society we raised well over $20,000 with these performances. In addition, I have released the unaccompanied recital…

Read More Benefit Concerts for Humane Society
Have a Seat!

Have a Seat! is a playful interactive installation in which a video of a traveler of both time and space urges viewers to sit on a couch. When three people sit close together on the couch a special broadcast or snippet of The Muppet Show plays. Strangers coming to view the work find themselves uncomfortably…

Read More Have a Seat!
Ghost in the Machine

Originally conceived in 2008, Ghost in the Machine (GITM) consists of a webcam and display which mixes and crossfades events in realtime with motion-activated video it has recorded previously. It continually shifts between 3 states: individual, community, and the world. GITM has been shown in many venues and contexts.

Read More Ghost in the Machine
Touch #2

Touch #2 is a playful virtual environment and an interactive, musical instrument. Viewers become participants through play. The work transforms any flat wall into a touch-sensitive surface. A projector and infrared camera mount on the ceiling and infrared emitters mount on top of the wall, allowing the work to detect as many as 10 touches…

Read More Touch #2
Technology for Humankind, Filimin, and Friendship Lamps

From 2015 through 2021 I was the founder and owner of Technology for Humankind DBA Filimin, makers of the Friendship Lamp. During my tenure the company grew to over 40 employees with annual revenue of over 3 million in less than 6 years. Filimin was conceived from my invention of the Friendship Lamp as a…

Read More Technology for Humankind, Filimin, and Friendship Lamps
Cybergarden

As part of Wichita’s Open Studios project, TechArtICT opened Cybergarden at Towne West Mall. Cybergarden was “a magical space…a mysterious metaverse.” It featured work from various artists and creatives in the greater Wichita area. TechArtICT was founded by me and many of my works were featured in the installation, including Ghost in the Machine and…

Read More Cybergarden

Similar Posts