Too often immersive experiences—and digital technologies generally—are designed for escaping reality. Or conversely, to reproduce reality in digital space, information delivered with visual novelty but little emotional substance.Across digital platforms, photorealistic visuals often come at the expense of emotional depth and genuine connection. As a designer I'm interested in how immersive technology can shape inner experience—interventions that deepen a sense of presenceto connect us more deeply to emotions, memories, desires, and the human beings in our midst.
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
MFA, Writing
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
BS, Performance Studies
Employment Vice President, Client Director
Ketchum
2022–2025 (Multiple Engagements)
Clients: Frito-Lay, ExxonMobil, Capital One Auto
MOMEX is a speculative interface for storing, replaying, and sharing momes—moments and memories crafted into 3D augmented reality.
Prototypes include a mome of a matcha ritual, a meditation designed to help someone let go of a relationship, and a return to the site of searching for a lost dog as a way to process grief.
Matcha Ritual
The Day We Lost Sherman
The Day We Lost Sherman
Letting Go
Letting Go
Letting Go
2. City Strata
The Occlusion Layer, Los Angeles The Emergence Layer, Detroit Augmented Reality; Mixed Reality 2021–Ongoing
These projects use augmented reality to change how people encounter the surfaces of cities—plaques, murals, monuments—that have become invisible through familiarity.