special projects
special projects
heart unfolding
Commissioned by the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, Heart Unfolding was inspired by tractography images of cardiac muscle fibers; art historical lineages employing bold color and line; and intricate botanical networks carrying nutrients beneath the surface, unseen. The painting reflects Rachel’s longstanding interest in depicting a topography of microscopic structures.
Art & AI
Rachel was commissioned by Experiments with Google and Nord Projects as an Artist to help train machines on Mood Board Search, a tool using Concept Activation Vectors (CAVs) to power nuanced visual search.
Employing CAV Camera—an Android app connecting Mood Board Search with a Pixel camera—users can ‘try on’ Rachel’s concept ‘Fractured’ for a new way of seeing.
Exploring intuitive applications of AI, the commission came out of Rachel’s work as Co-founder of museme, an online platform honing computer vision for surfacing artworks with a deep resonance for the human viewer.
Mood Board Search won Best in Category: Expressing for the 2023 IxDA Interaction Awards.
sound
Rachel composed two sound collages for Supermarket, Stockholm’s Independent Art Fair (2021 and 2022 editions).