Pop Mechanics

Featuring Kenzie Housego and Bruce Watson, and "What is in a moment" by Kurtis Lesick

Kenzie Housego (BFA ’09, Print Media)

Kenzie Housego’s latest series blends embroidery with digital technologies to explore how flirting and courtship have changed. She simultaneously investigates the social meanings of flowers, embroidery patterns and emojis in text and sexts. Her textile-based practice combines technological components to create interactive works that sense and communicate with viewers. Some of the work in the exhibition will react when visitors come close to them, and others have phone numbers you can text. The artwork highlights how romantic communication is coded, transmitted, interpreted and misinterpreted via technology.

Kurtis Lesick (Associate Professor, Media Arts) 

"What is in a moment" by Kurtis Lesick will be shown in the Lower Gallery