My transparent birds invite you to contemplate the electricity that flows through their being. The visible electronics are all discrete hardware — analog electronic sound generators that vibrate to sing a song (refer to the video in this post). There are no recordings or software involved in the making of the song, only an oscillating electronic circuit. To quote @melissadelzio regarding Shipibo-Conibo philosophy, “Existence is essentially comprised of vibrations, encapsulating the connection between the energetic and material worlds and expressing the link between light and sound.”
shaman
plug mask /
Plug Mask (in process), 2017. Cardboard, wood, and paint construction.
Socket Mask / Ghost Socket /
Socket Mask (Ghost Socket), 2017. Photograph of the artist with her "ghost socket" mask made from cardboard, glue, and gesso.
Making masks /
Making electronic shamanic masks (digital medicine), 2017. Work in-progress
Electrical shaman /
Electrical Shaman, 2017. Digital sketch
open studio: the electromagnetic campfire /
The Electromagnetic Campfire, 2016. Digital photo collage. Kelly Heaton