Artist Bio
Alex Olwal’s ambient sculptures investigate how new languages for interaction can evolve through computation embedded within fluids, textiles, and light. Drawing from traditions of kinetic art, his dynamic forms engage human curiosity through shape-changing elements, electromagnetic fields, and programmable materials that respond with subtle behavior. Alex embraces the poetic potential of a synergistic relationship between physical environments and computation, where ambient technology is designed and engineered to adhere to the aesthetics, forms and purpose of their crafted surroundings. Viewers often describe experiencing a sense of wonder as his work blurs the boundaries between the animate and inanimate. Alex’s multi-disciplinary background allows him to craft both familiar and unexpected interfaces and behavior through software, electronics, and materials.