Synthetic Sublime Series
My work exists at the volatile intersection of structural design theory and post-digital contemporary art. For years, my career as both a practitioner and educator has been dedicated to the "Grid"—that invisible, rigid scaffolding that governs human communication and provides order to the chaos of information.
In my current studio practice, I have begun to push past the functional applications of design to explore what I call the Synthetic Sublime. This series—which debuted as a curated online exhibition on LinkedIn in January 2026—investigates the threshold where algorithmic systems begin to fail, dissolve, and ultimately transform.
The "Synthetic Sublime" is found in the moment where mathematical certainty breaks down into something organic, visceral, and deeply emotional. By utilizing AI as a collaborator, I lean into the tension between human intent and machine unpredictability. This process involves:
Structural Deconstruction: Taking the foundational principles of the Grid and subjecting them to algorithmic stress.
Controlled Chaos: Allowing the AI to "hallucinate" within set design parameters to find beauty in technical error.
Digital Materiality: Treating pixels and code as raw, tactile materials that can be stretched, warped, and layered.
While my roots are in the clarity of design, my art seeks to capture the "ghost in the machine." I am interested in how we find meaning in a world increasingly mediated by synthetic intelligence. My work is an invitation to look past the screen and witness the birth of a new, digital landscape—one that is as breathtaking and unpredictable as the natural world once was to the Romantics.
"I don't just use the tool; I challenge the system until it reveals its own pulse."