Birthday:
May 16
About
When and how have you participated at SIGGRAPH Conferences? (exhibits, talks, panels, performance, screenings). OK if you have not participated.
I've presented my work on DIY CNC machine building at 3 SIGGRAPH conferences.
Are you a member of ACM SIGGRAPH?
Yes
Are you on a SIGGRAPH Committee?
No
Have you shown art in any SIGGRAPH Art Shows?
No
Have you shown in any SIGGRAPH Animation Screenings?
No
What countries do you work in?
USA
Short Bio
Taylor Hokanson is a DIY engineer, CAD/CAM evangelist, and an Assistant Professor at Columbia College Chicago. Like the digital media at the center of his research, Hokanson's practice blurs the boundaries between conceptual art and the hard sciences. He frequently works with hacked electronics, altering the function of common consumer gadgets so that they become alien and unfamiliar. His Sledgehammer-operated Keyboard is a popular example: in changing the scale, material and interface of a common device, Hokanson asks the user to reconsider a communicative medium devalued by ease of use.
