kayla (born in New York, NY) is an artist, performer and media arts educator who primarily makes interactive works for the desktop environment.
She is Archive & Program Manager at Rhizome and she ocasionally teaches with SFPC.
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Website Commissions
Downloadable Mac Desktop Objects & Experiences
Professional Work
I love my friends
also a mixtape
experiencing bugs (some intentional)
Under Construction, Apologies for the Inconvenience
screenings + shows
teaching
Blue and yellow make green
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I am currently teaching a series of workshops about the solar web at elementary schools in NYC for rhizome. See the website for one of the workshops here.
I participated in a collectively authored retelling of the 1929 film "Man with a movie camera." My segment takes place entirely within the Desktop :D It premiered at Onion City Film Fest in Chicago and also is screening at Spectacle (my favorite theater in the world) on June 1! Thanks to Blake for the invitation.
I was a co-curator of the exhibition rhizome world which was on view at WSA for a month in NYC.
I was invited to show a screenshot in the exhibition "Sacred Screenshots" curated by Maya Man at her new gallery HEART in soho. Thank u Maya for the invitation!
the main character, Charm from my latest desktop game
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"My cursor looking at itself in the mirror" was included in "Homecoming" a group show at Public Works Administration, November 9-11. Special thanks to Theresa Tomi Faison.
program design for Scrap Yard Screenings, a 3-day moving image festival organized by Theresa Tomi Faison [Front][Back]
I made a website for Kalliopi Mathios. Make sure to have your sound on !
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I made the album artwork for DJ Horrible's Peace Love World Clearance mix, which is a folder skin for macOS that can be downloaded + used on your desktop
My work was featured in Do Not Research's latest drop
I made the portfolio site for Rafhael Dungca. It is compatible on mobile
devices (and even works on Chrome 🤮!!) & features a custom Kirby Cursor that exhales whenever you click on a link
I made the official website of Kira's 23rd birthday,"Happybirthdaykira.club" which was live for the Month of December. Now it is avaible to view on the wayback machine
I made a Breakbeat GPS mix for Maia's bike ride from Ridgewood to Park Slope.
I made an Interactive, multiplayer desktop game for Mac called Cooking with Cherry.
Players communicate with the character ‘Cherry’ who is a python script, and use AirDrop to send and receive resources in order to cook a delicious meal
while also searching for a can of Raid to kill the bugs in the desktop. TBH this project has always been challenging to document, Here is a walkthrough
video explaining the game, Here is the script hosted on repl.it; Here is the project page where you can download the pieces and play the actual game.
or email me for more information
I made a scam email generator in Python, called Scam Libs
Blue and yellow make green
This Row Is Dedicated to Quarantv
Quarantv was a public access live stream that was 24/7 for the first 1800 hours of the coronavirus pandemic Bmore ArtThe WireInstagram
I am available for commissions. Please contact me if you are ever in need of custom folder skins, special occasion websites
or screensavers, icons, desktop objects, dingbat fonts, collaborations, digital pranks or other inquiries