My practice takes the form of physical installations that host subtle systems of interaction. By relocating familiar actions into unfamiliar situations, the work reframes how communication, agency, and presence are perceived.

Alongside my academic training in studio art and digital media, I hold a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science and have years of experience in combative sports. My research focuses on how systems shape perception, how bodies orient themselves within those systems, and how unfamiliarity can make underlying structures noticeable without fully resolving them. Across my work, I am interested in experiences that are felt before they are named, where meaning remains open and new possibilities emerge through engagement rather than explanation.

My practice combines hand-built structures, such as furniture-scale objects and sculptural installations, with embedded digital systems that remain visually unobtrusive. I work with materials including wood, clay, metal, and cast silicone, integrating sensing, computation, and responsive behaviors as part of the structure rather than as explicit interfaces. Interactions in my work unfold through physical presence, sound, movement, and spatial relation, treating systems as environments to be entered and experienced—where imperfection, ambiguity, and feedback remain visible and active.
©2026Hanyi Ventisette