A series of paintings inspired by CAPTCHAs and what they get wrong.
From June 23–30, 2024, I was part of the MidMountain Summer Fellowship in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
During the residency, I worked on Completely Artistic Paintings to Tell Computers and Humans Apart, a series of oil paintings exploring what separates humans from machines through themes of recognition, classification, and CAPTCHAs. The project grew out of earlier research on CAPTCHAs and digital identity, alongside an emerging painting practice.
The week concluded with an open house and group exhibition featuring work from the fellowship cohort. Visitors joined for poetry, a water blessing, and a community reception. My in-progress paintings were exhibited alongside new work from the other artists, rounding out a week of experimentation, collaboration, and reflection.