Washington, District of Columbia, United States
As an emerging scholar and choreographic designer, I research the body-data relationship in the context of American media and culture from the interdisciplinary perspective of choreography, data representation, and human-computer interaction. Creatively, this has led me to experiment with designing choreographic interfaces aimed at increasing the kinetic and spatial interactivity between moving bodies and information systems, as well as with data embodiment, a method for translating datasets into performance scores or participatory experiences. Ultimately, my work asks: Given our physical indivisibility from our data-driven world, how can performance practice and theory help us to navigate the complexities of abstract information and the issues it produces, such as those pertaining to data representation, surveillance, and democratic engagement?