Project Summary This project relates to the brain-computer interface work I’ve been doing for my thesis. As I will soon be creating generative animations that responds to brain activity, which are part of a digital graphic novel, I wanted to do a prototype of a visually complex animation that was dependent on a person’s brain […]
Read MoreProject Summary I spent the past 6 weeks working with the amazing and progressive artist Mary Mattingly on her project titled Wetlands. Most of her work explores the complex relationship between people and the Earth. Wetlands, currently in the design phase, is a self-sustained living environment that floats in the rivers outside of Philadelphia. The structure […]
Read MorePlease take 10 seconds to vote for my New Challenge application: Despite being rather silent on this blog recently, I’ve actually been quite busy. My ongoing thesis at Parsons MFA Design & Technology is an exploration of practical applications of wearable brain-computer interfaces. More on that to come. Recently, some fellow designers, engineers, researchers, and […]
Read MoreI collaborated with two other artists, Tharit Firm Tothong and Giselle Wynn, on the creation of this illustrated short story for a class project. The piece pays tribute to ABC No Rio, an art gallery and concert space in the Lower East Side that has been in operation since the early 80s and was very […]
Read MoreThis hand-drawn animation is of an archer readying and firing his bow:
Read MoreThis amazing short film was written, directed, edited, and starred-in by my inspiring little sister, Carillon Smith (aka Carillon Hepburn). She did it all in just 3 weeks, during a summer film intensive at Virginia Commonwealth University. The flick is a dynamic, mysterious, and gripping drama that touches on the themes of teen passion and […]
Read MoreJust found out that my friend Jeremy and I made it into the New School newspaper last May, after being asked what our plans were for the summer! It’s amusing to compare a prior perception of a future level of achievement to an ex post facto critique on the same success state. The “graphic novel” […]
Read More“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller And sometimes it looks better with sunglasses on. 🙂
Read MoreI took this photo on the way home from class one night as I was riding the 4/5 train south from Union Square. I couldn’t resist stealthily snapping this shot of father and son. After taking the picture, a woman on the other side of me smiled so widely I could see her from the […]
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