Studying studio art as an undergrad at Guelph around 2015, I was drawn to the aesthetics of contemporary sculpture and learning about digital fabrication. I was interested in materiality and the formal qualities of sculpture, and wished to emulate the work of pop artists of artists like Niki de Saint Phalle and Takashi Murakami. While pursuing my MFA at OCAD University, the program’s digital focus expanded my interests. Rather than using digital tools strictly to make physical objects, I began to engage with virtual objects in interactive applications like video game engines and VR.

While I’m still somewhat active in the sculpture world and love fabrication, my primary focus has shifted away from art objects, to studying relationships between people and the spaces we navigate. At TMU I’m supported by a wonderful community of researchers, especially my PhD supervisor
Dr. Kristopher Alexander, aka The Video Games Professor.

Also essential to my evolving curiosity and research trajectory are those mentors who have guided me over the past decade. These include The FASTWÜRMS, Christian Giroux, John Phillips and Nestor Kruger at Guelph as well as Martha Ladly, Ala Roushan, Claire Brunet and Alexis Morris at OCADU.

Much thanks goes out to other communities I’m involved and affiliated with, including all three Media & Design Innovation cohorts at TMU, The Al Green Sculpture Studio & School in Toronto, and the Diyode Maker Space and Ed Video Media Arts Centre in Guelph.

I am interested in collaborating with all kinds of people, from academics to practitioners to people who do not see themselves as researchers. I believe in prioritizing the accessibility of knowledge and the wisdom of those outside of academia, and welcome correspondence from all, for collaboration of all kinds.

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