Damon Hamm is an interactive artist and designer originating from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania whos interactive sculptures playfully experiment with our scientific curiosity and drive to codify our experiences. Incorporating audio-visual, electronic, and mechanical elements, Damon's sculptures strive to induce participants to touch, listen, and move their bodies in response. Damon cites being influenced by Jan Svankmajer, Brothers Quay, Hieronymus Bosch, and the interwoven histories of alchemy, art, and science.
Masters of Human–Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
1995Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art), Oberlin College
Emergence; Creative Pioneers in Uncharted Territory, Figment 2008, New York, NY – Oscillating Coil, Toy Piano (Stanley), Bruxis, Meleagris Gallopavo, Bio–Isolation
2005152 Orchard St., New York, NY – Crickets. Installation of a crowd–influenced ÔorchestraÕ of creatures that communicate with light, movement, and sound.
Dumba Arts Collective, New York, NY – Bruxis, Meleagris Gallopavo, Digitis Callidum
2004Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio – Sam Pontillo (video)
2003Flux Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Bio–Isolation, Bruxis, Meleagris Gallopavo, Digitis Callidum
2002Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Bruxis, Meleagris Gallopavo, Digitis Callidum
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Do You Trust Me? (aka Human Pac Man) – A group project where one participant guided the movements of another through a joystick in an upright game console. The second participant was deprived of sight and hearing and guided through a human–scale maze using only their sense of touch (via a custom built haptic vest).
2001Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Bio–isolation, Meleagris Gallopavo, Digitis Callidum
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Crickets. Awarded a Graduate Research Grant to develop this interactive light and sound–based art installation.
2000The Butcher Shop, Chicago, Illinois – Untitled (lead teeth), Alchemy 3 (Lead and Water), Meleagris Gallopavo, Digitis Callidum
1998The Butcher Shop – Chicago, Illinois – Digitis Callidum, Sam Pontillo, (video)
1995Allen Art Memorial Annex, Oberlin, Ohio – Thanksgiving Dinner, 20 Ways to Make a Box
1994Allen Art Memorial Annex, Oberlin, Ohio – Worker, Bone Tools, Untitled (2D–3D exploration #1), Rasterize (2D–3D exploration #2)