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Exhibitions and Events

Lenticular art installation at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) – Neuroscience Unit

1201 W La Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868 (recently installed, not open to the public)

This installation draws on themes of constellations, energy, and movement. Evolving out of my earlier project at the Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center in Mountain View, this piece continues my exploration of lenticular photography as a medium for visual transformation and quiet engagement.

Composed of layered photographs of the Pacific Ocean, the imagery emits a celestial energy that evokes stars, planets, and atmospheric gasses in a nod to the hospital’s vision for this healing space. As viewers move past the piece, the images shift and distort, offering a moment of gentle discovery.

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Lenticular prints use a series of optical lenses to create the illusion of depth and motion. Much like constellations themselves, the composition changes depending on where you stand — inviting patients, families, and staff to return to it again and again.

"Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction", lenticular art installation at Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center

2073 Crisanto Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040 (open to the public)

I photographed the original pools at Rengstorff Park just before their renovation, focusing on the way light bends and scatters through water. These moments — ripples, reflections, and shifting sunbeams — capture the ephemeral beauty and constant motion of water, evoking a sense of fluidity and wonder.

The final installation at the new state-of-the-art facility features lenticular prints, reminiscent of vintage 3D postcards. As viewers move along the hallway, the images shift and animate, using a series of lenses to create the illusion of depth and motion. This playful effect invites passersby to engage with the work from multiple angles, echoing the dynamic nature of both water and memory.

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"The Metamorphosis and Memory of Flowers", augmented reality installation at Sunnyvale City Hall
456 W Olive Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (open to the public)

One of 4 pieces commissioned to be installed at a new, all-electric building, this piece comes to life through an augmented reality experience, incorporating movement and sound, in collaboration with creative technology artist Phil Spitler.

I was inspired by Sunnyvale’s varied and vibrant character to create this symbolic bouquet of flowers. Each element in the bouquet represents a connection to Silicon Valley. The delicate, yet resilient, California Poppies are some of the first flowers to return after wildfires, Apricot flowers reference the history of orchard farming, and Milkweed highlights the monarch butterfly’s migration through the valley. The distortion of the flowers echoes the movements of wind, fire, and water. The added AR experience amplifies those movements, bringing a third dimension to the flowers that bloom outwards into City Hall.

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Inflorescence, an interactive, collaborative public art installation for Arts Los Altos

250 Third Street, Downtown Los Altos (open to the public)

Inflorescence is an illuminated, interactive, augmented reality art installation originally created as a public art project for Arts Los Altos in collaboration with Phil Spitler, consisting of larger-than-life native wildflowers, glowing, transforming, and activating an underutilized public space. We merged their talents to connect the public to the healing and inspiring natural forces found right in our backyards. I distorted my photographs of local wildflowers, resulting in surreal images that reflect on our current (un)reality. Phil added a layer of augmented reality, which brings the flowers to life as they appear to dance and grow in three-dimensional space. 

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