We are thrilled to announce that Joe George has been selected as the 2023 Artist-in-Residence for the Hybrid Body Lab. Following a rigorous review process of all applications, three finalists were chosen and interviewed. We were impressed with Joe's exceptional talent as a tattoo artist, as well as his innovative and utilitarian vision to on-skin computing, which will undoubtedly provide us with a unique perspective on our research in the lab.
We extend our sincerest gratitude to all the talented applicants who submitted their proposals to our program. The selection process was highly competitive, and we were impressed by the caliber of work and creativity that each artist brought to the table. Additionally, we would like to thank the committee members for their invaluable feedback throughout the selection process.
We are excited about the upcoming collaboration with Joe and look forward to seeing the remarkable work that will result from this collaboration.
Joe George
https://www.instagram.com/joe_george_/
Joe George (b.1992) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY working in painting, 3D modeling, and tattooing, among other mediums. His work predominantly uses texture and context to modify the surfaces of objects, bodies, and meshes. Since receiving a BFA from Pratt Institute in 2015, he has worked to view and interpret these as increasingly interchangeable.
Image courtesy Joe George
HYBRID BODY LAB ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2023 FINALIST
Diana Sanchez
https://diana-sanchez.com/
Diana Sánchez Barrios is a poet, media artist and participatory designer from Colombia.
She works across disciplines and media exploring human practices and values that shape design and our concepts of what is technology, beauty, nature, and affection. Interested in science and technology studies she aims to integrate care and feminist perspective in her projects mediated by technoscience and participatory research.
Currently interested in biopolitics, human body physiology -skin, memory and affection- and the future of human labor and nature (specially pollinators) in the era of automation and data centers.
She is currently a graduate student MFA in Digital and Media and Society of Presidential Fellow at RISD.
Kay Kasparhauser
https://www.instagram.com/kayswebsite/
Kay Kasparhauser was raised, lives, and works in New York City. She has a BFA in Apparel Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Kay has worked professionally in the fashion and design space as a creative director, graphic designer, and in concept ideation. As a fine artist Kay focuses on the body and its fragility as raw material. Her work explores survival, mutation, and biology. She wonders about being in bodies, and what it means to be in the unbearably big world in these unpredictable, assailable, palimpsestic, agonizing pleasure centers.
ORGANIZERS
Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao
Director, Hybrid Body Lab
Assistant Professor of Human Centered Design, Cornell University
Jingwen Zhu
PhD Student, Hybrid Body Lab
Human Centered Design, Cornell University
SELECTION COMMITTEE / BOARD OF ADVISORS
The selection committee and organizers will work together to determine the finalists. The organizers will ultimately select the chosen resident.
Jaleesa Reed, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor of Human Centered Design, Cornell University
Dr. Jaleesa Reed is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design. Her primary research interest is in millennial Black women’s beauty culture and beauty retail spaces. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on connecting human geography, feminist studies, and merchandising in the fashion, apparel, and textile industries.
Sarah Gotowka
Artist
Owner & Directer, Luna Fiber Studio
Sarah Gotowka is a practicing textile artist and instructor. She has been weaving since 2005, and has been growing natural dyes since 2010. She received her BFA in Fibers and Material Studies from The Cleveland Institute of Art in 2007, and her MFA in Fibers and Material Practices from Concordia University in Montreal in 2013. Since moving to the Ithaca area she has taught at SUNY Cortland, Cornell University, Ithaca College, The Johnson Museum of Art, Wells College, and New Roots Charter School.
Oksana Ani
Sr. Designer for Advanced Knit, Nike Inc.
Interdisciplinary Designer, Thinker, Explorer
Oksana Ani is an experienced Designer, Thinker, Explorer and visual communicator who excels in cross-functional collaborations. Oksana leads innovation platforms that focus on impactful and sustainable product that is empowered by storytelling. She holds a Master's degree focused in Fashion Design from Royal College of Art and Innovation from MIT Media Lab. She is currently a Sr. Designer for Advanced Knit at Nike Inc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This residency is funded by the National Science Foundation and a Cornell University College of Human Ecology Engaged Research Grant.
We are grateful to Laura Devendorf, Leah Buechley, and Jennifer Jacobs for their earlier work in Experimental Weaving and Clay Residencies which inspired this endeavor!