Alec Albright – Looking Outwards – 08

Brian House is currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Studio Head of Digital Media at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He holds a PhD in Computer Music and Multimedia from Brown University. His artwork primarily involves the relationship between natural rhythms in the human body, the environment, and technology. He describes some of his current interests as “extractive industries and urban rats,” attesting to his research-oriented artworks.

His work is particularly admirable to me because it is largely data-driven, often incorporating music as well. One of his works, “Decomposition”, was a series of double bass music pieces derived from data describing the thousand-year process of plastic decaying if not properly disposed of.

His presentation skills involve a lot of trying to make the audience understand his methods of thinking throughout his creative process, embedding first point of view videos, quotes, etc. that make his presentation very intriguing. This could definitely be helpful for me in the future.

His website can be found at https://brianhouse.net/ .