Statement:

Landscapes Shifting (2025) asks how transit writes itself into the body. I treat the Kitchener–Waterloo light rail as both site and instrument. Two backlit light boxes hold layered text and map imagery, and visitors use small polarized frames to reveal an invisible map that shifts as they move. Alongside the visuals, a stereo soundscape built from my field recordings of ION trains translates rail noise into music-like textures that rise and fall with the space.

The piece reflects my mix of artist and scientist. I work empathetically and analytically, drawn to problems I can test and images I can feel first. Here the question is simple: notice what changes in your seeing and hearing, then notice what that change does to your sense of place. Commuting is not only logistics; it choreographs attention, sets mood, and shapes how we meet each other in public.

exhibition history:

2025 Inter Art Matrix, Waterloo, ON (curated by Danielle Petti)

2025 LUMEN Art Festival, Student Art Innovation Lab, City of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (curated by Tara Cooper)

materials list:

Light and audio installation
Lightboxes with plastic film and polarization filters
Stereo audio 1 min 47 seconds (looping)