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Caroline Record is a designer who uses computer art to create interactive experiences. She is currently the Computer Analyst and Programmer for Antimodular Research and a Creative Technologist for the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. According to her Linkedin profile, she has held multiple positions in museums and as an educator. Record graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Electronic Time Based Art and Human Computer Interaction, then also completed an MS in Human Computer Interaction from CMU.
One of Record’s projects that I enjoy is “She.” The project is a sculpture of a printer that prints text on a long roll of paper. The text includes every sentence (614) in “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy (1878) that begin with the word “she.” The paper prints continuously through these sentences, resulting in a disorganized pile on the floor. Mounted on the wall behind the printer sculpture is a screen of a woman, who Record aims to show in “a haze of authorship.” The woman is singing and typing, which lines up with the printer’s rhythm. I found this project interesting because it combines audio and visual elements and incorporates classic literature to provide commentary on women at the corporate level.

She by Caroline Record (uploaded to YouTube in 2015)