Y2Paint
Rachel Rossin
(Film 1 of 4) Surrounded by the flashing lights, massive screens, and the frenetic energy of Times Square, artist Rachel Rossin reflects on the implications of technology on our minds, bodies, and society. Documenting the practice of an artist who is equally curious and critical about our rapidly advancing technological landscape, this series of four films explores how she experiments with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR), reaffirms the importance of embodied making, and contemplates what it means to be human in our new, hybrid world. “A lot of my work is about autonomy,” says Rossin. “I think that helps us understand where we are.” Whether using technology to collaborate with her 14-year-old self, building autonomous sculptures powered with bioenergy, or crafting interactive narratives in virtual reality, Rossin’s works offer new and insightful perspectives on what it means to be human in an increasingly digital world.
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Rachel Rossin was born in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Florida State University. A self-taught programmer working in painting, installation, and virtual reality, Rossin examines the slippage between virtual and physical space, building hybrid sites for escape and reflection.
