Conversation with the Artists: Maggie Orth and Joel Kollin August 1, 2007

"Conversation with the Artists: Maggie Orth and Joel Kollin"

Please join us for a conversation with Maggie Orth and Joel Kollin to learn more about their work in our current Interactivity exhibition.

6-8pm
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Hors d'oeuvres will be served

Maggie Orth is an artist, technologist, and entrepreneur who creates and invents interactive and electronic textiles in Seattle, Washington. Orth is considered a pioneer in the emerging field of electronic textiles, interactive fashions, wearable computing, and interface design. Her groundbreaking work in electronic textiles has been published and exhibited in a range of venues worldwide.



Joel S. Kollin is a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington’s Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media. Contextures is his series of work that engages the viewer’s visual system by challenging its ability to form a stable image.

Official Website: http://www.mcleodresidence.com