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.
As part of the Ballet Wichita’s Innovations performance April 2024 I teamed up with Wichita State University’s Shocker Studios to track a dancer live, reinterpreting their motions on a stage-sized display behind them. Wichita State University’s Fairmount String Trio accompanied the dance, performing Dohnányi’s Serenade. To track the dancer we used 3 Vive 3.0 trackers…
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…
As a faculty member Wichita State University’s College of Engineering (WSU), I worked with students to create and install a mini-golf hole as part of FIGMENT at Governor’s Island, NY in 2010. I also gave the keynote address that year for FIGMENT’s public art opening. WSU’s mini-golf hole was chosen from a juried selection. Our…
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. TechArtICT has created several installations regionally, including Cybergarden at Towne West Mall, Search for Solace at the…
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…
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…