ABOUT

Steinsapir utilizes her extensive understanding of multimedia and experimental art as a means of engaging with the relationship between mass production, technology, and the psychological state of society. In her work she re-employs seemingly out-moded forms of mass production in new and different ways. Transforming the function of these objects both physically and conceptually, by anthropomorphizing the machine, she calls attention to one’s own mental processes. Her work destabilizes pre-conceived notions and evokes the discomfort of the unexpected, forcing the viewer to question the reality of perceptual experience, of material and culture.

Steinsapir’s work takes a variety of different forms, each of which incorporates different found objects and technologies. Her work includes: interactive video installations, electro-mechanical sculptures, digital murals and electronic paintings. By functioning interactively, the success and, to some degree, the very existence of each work depends on the presence and engagement of the viewer. Steinsapir encodes both the hardware and software of her works in such a way that physical acts are interpreted visually. Literally translating the physical human gesture into a digital language, she draws a conceptual link between mass culture, technological mediation and psychological processes.

Continuing her exploration of technology and art, Steinsapir is currently working on a space art project with Zero Gravity Arts Consortium. Sarah S