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 Touch #2.
In 2018 I collaborated with Artist Lisa Rundstrom and artist/engineer Tom McGuire to create the public art sculpture, Avian Migration at Wichita’s new Advanced Learning Library. Avian Migration consists of more than 1,300 LEDs controlled by 8 motion-activated sensors spread throughout the library. I was primarily responsible for the development and implementation of the software…
Touch #2 is a playful virtual environment and an interactive, musical instrument. Viewers become participants through play. The piece installs on any flat wall with a high ceiling. Sensors mount on top of the wall to detect multitouch. A virtual environment of suns, stars and planets projects onto the wall. Gravity, inertia, friction, and wind…
From 1998 through 2018 I was the Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. In my time with the orchestra I performed many solos, including Vivaldi Four Seasons, Bartok Violin Concerto #2, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Scheherazade, and Ein Heldenleben. My role as Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra was a continuation of my leadership positions in…
In 2011, as part of Hack.Art.Lab, I collaborated with composer Mary Ellen Childs and percussionist Michael Holland to create live animation triggered by live performance of Mary Ellen Childs’ composition “Still Life.” We analyzed the piece into 11 sections and created algorithmic video triggered by sound and motion to match each of the 11 sections. The video was projected…
In Fall 2022, TechArtICT installed Dreamgrass at Exploration Place. The installation was presented as part of the Tallgrass Film Festival. Dreamgrass described a dystopian world where a corporate conglomerate called Happy Corp proudly demonstrated its aggressive use of 80s technology to pacify children. Dreamgrass featured Wichita artists Ernie Kind, Tom McGuire, Kyra Rubinstein, Pankaja Withanachchi,…
Whispering Woodlands was an outdoor installation created by TechArtICT. It was installed at Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas from November 2023 through January 2024. The work featured 24 independently controlled sets of speakers and LEDs, all synchronized to create an immersive sound and lightscape. Using eclectic audio ranging from thunder and rain to spaceships and…