Title
Transitional Threads
Transitional Threads
Collaborator
Amanda Stojanov
Amanda Stojanov
Category
VR
VR
Year
2023
2023
An immersive virtual reality experience about migration as a generational process that affects women differently, in which the player interacts with sculptural types and their sentimental meanings. Created by Amanda Stojanov and me, Transitional Threads is a collaborative project at the intersection of art, design, and technology. We are fascinated by technology as a tool but also as a producer of culture, capable of reimagining the written and spoken words in the virtual world to untie generational debts, female bodies, and labor. Each of these words featured in this experience was written by both of us, a word that tells our story in two parts: one of us leaving from elsewhere, and the other arriving from elsewhere, both wanting to be truly at home here in the United States.
This project was created using Untiy, Blender, HTC Vive, and with the generous help and talent from Kacie Horowitz, who did an immense amout of audio and sound work on the other side of the country, under the guidance of my friend and collaborator, Amanda Stojanov.
This project was created using Untiy, Blender, HTC Vive, and with the generous help and talent from Kacie Horowitz, who did an immense amout of audio and sound work on the other side of the country, under the guidance of my friend and collaborator, Amanda Stojanov.
Co-creator: Amanda Stojanov
Amanda is a media artist who investigates how innovations in communication technologiesaffect perceptions of identity, agency, and visibility, emphasizing concepts of embodimentand the “historically constituted body” within a networked-society. Her work has been shownnationally and internationally in renowned venues such as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,Ars Electronica, Linz, and the New Museum (online exhibition). Her work has been featuredin publications like Artillery magazine, The New York Times, and The Associated Press. Sheearned her MFA from UCLA and currently serves as an assistant professor of digital media atMonmouth University.Amanda is a media artist who investigates how innovations in communication technologiesaffect perceptions of identity, agency, and visibility, emphasizing concepts of embodimentand the “historically constituted body” within a networked-society. Her work has been shownnationally and internationally in renowned venues such as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,Ars Electronica, Linz, and the New Museum (online exhibition). Her work has been featuredin publications like Artillery magazine, The New York Times, and The Associated Press. Sheearned her MFA from UCLA and currently serves as an assistant professor of digital media atMonmouth University.
Sound Designer: Kacie Horowitz
Kacie Horowitz is a master’s student studying communication at Monmouth University. Sheis interested in media production but has done social media work as well. Kacie was superexcited to discover the sound for this project.
Amanda is a media artist who investigates how innovations in communication technologiesaffect perceptions of identity, agency, and visibility, emphasizing concepts of embodimentand the “historically constituted body” within a networked-society. Her work has been shownnationally and internationally in renowned venues such as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,Ars Electronica, Linz, and the New Museum (online exhibition). Her work has been featuredin publications like Artillery magazine, The New York Times, and The Associated Press. Sheearned her MFA from UCLA and currently serves as an assistant professor of digital media atMonmouth University.Amanda is a media artist who investigates how innovations in communication technologiesaffect perceptions of identity, agency, and visibility, emphasizing concepts of embodimentand the “historically constituted body” within a networked-society. Her work has been shownnationally and internationally in renowned venues such as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,Ars Electronica, Linz, and the New Museum (online exhibition). Her work has been featuredin publications like Artillery magazine, The New York Times, and The Associated Press. Sheearned her MFA from UCLA and currently serves as an assistant professor of digital media atMonmouth University.
Sound Designer: Kacie Horowitz
Kacie Horowitz is a master’s student studying communication at Monmouth University. Sheis interested in media production but has done social media work as well. Kacie was superexcited to discover the sound for this project.