About the work
In I Act Comfortably With Others distorted figures drift across the screen, each one carrying a constellation of invisible needs, traumas, desires, and hopes. Floating checkboxes accompany them - diagnostic frameworks we use to categorize, assess, and define mental state and identity. The sketch visualizes the complex interplay between individuals and the systems that seek to quantify their experiences. The figures move randomly, occasionally intersecting with one another, their trajectories influenced by invisible forces: vulnerability, curiosity, compassion, or avoidance.
About the artist
Lee Tusman 👽 is a New York-based new media 🎨💻 artist, educator and organizer applying the radical ethos of
collectives 👩🏿🏭 👨🏼🎤 🧑🏿🎨 👩🏻🔬 👨👨👧👧 and DIY culture 🧷 to the creation of, aesthetics, and
open-source distribution methods 🖨️ of digital culture. He uses code ⌨️, collage ✂️, sound 🎶 and text 📝.
His works are installations 🗑 , interactive media 📑, video art 📹, experimental games 🎮, sound art 🔊,
websites 🌐, bots 🤖 and micro-power radio stations📡. He's presented projects at museums 🏛️, galleries 🖼️,
artist-run spaces 🏚️ and virtual environments 🛸. Lee studied at Brandeis University and received his MFA at
UCLA in Design Media Arts. He is Associate Professor of New Media and Computer Science at the State University
of New York, Purchase College. Tusman hosts Artists and Hackers, a podcast on art, code and community.
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