My art practice is computational—not in a technical sense, but conceptually. I explore ideas like repetition, copy-paste, sampling, loops, and feedback interfaces as formal and aesthetic strategies. These computational logics are treated not as tools, but as compositional structures through which I construct self-contained, poetic systems.
I create sculpture and installation that are sometimes kinetic and robotic in nature. These works are not representations or metaphors—they are autonomous constructions that point only to themselves. I foreground process and material presence, composing with exposed mechanisms, everyday components, and ambient systems. Motors, sensors, and 3D prints form configurations that unfold in real time, often incorporating decay, slowness, and iteration.
The aesthetic is minimal and intentional, shaped by accessibility and the everyday. The materials are not precious, but their arrangement is deliberate and structured. Each piece is a temporal object, unfolding through action and interaction, inviting the viewer into a quiet encounter with movement, space, and perception.
I aim to create sculptural logics where form and function blur, and where computation is experienced not as utility, but as rhythm, structure, and poetics.
Through my practice, I seek to cultivate an alternative discourse around technology—one that moves beyond control and productivity toward an open-ended engagement with its presence in the world.
Bio
I was born in New Delhi, India, and currently reside in Ypsilanti, MI. My work has been exhibited at various national and international venues, including Science Gallery Detroit, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia, New Media Caucus (NMC), Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, The Boulder Public Library, The Boulder Creative Collective Warehouse, The Hyde Park Art Center, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI), International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), and Infosys Pathfinders Institute.
I am also a member of Wetware Instruments, a performance duo creating work at the intersection of sound art, performance, chemistry, biology, and digital technology.
CV
Email: abnarula@umich.edu
MFA Studio Art - Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan
MS/BS Electrical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology