someChromos: [2017-2018]
[Collectible series set of 7]
Materials: MDF, inkjet print paper, UV-protected matte medium, acrylics.
Dimensions: ~64.5”L x 31.625”W x 5.5”H
Start with human genome sequencing arrays—basically, big blocks of genetic code turned into data-as-graphics.
In this 7-piece series, that data gets sliced into crisp, rectilinear pieces and put back together again. Then it goes through the process over and over, across step-by-step “generations,” moving between digital and analog and back again as things subtly shift each time.
And that’s where it gets interesting: just like an image starts to pick up artifacts when you edit it, save it, resize it, and reprocess it again and again, these repeating passes create their own kind of visual “noise.” Over time, the matrices start to show odd little anomalies—new textures and glitches that are both material (you can see them) and conceptual (they change what the information seems to be saying).
If you want a simple comparison: it’s like using Photoshop on pixels—but with genetic code. A careful cut, a re-join, and then watching what unexpected changes show up down the line, the way CRISPR edits DNA.