Artist
Technologist
Experience Designer

Artist Statement

My practice exists at the intersection of art, technology, and human experience. As an experiential designer and creative technologist, I create immersive installations that invite audiences into transformative encounters with light, space, and interactivity. Working across scales from intimate gallery settings to monumental public installations, I develop projects that respond to their environments and their audiences, exploring how technology can amplify rather than replace human connection and wonder.

My installations are designed as dialogues between the digital and physical realms, transforming spaces into living canvases. I employ emerging mediums such as generative graphics, video capture, projection mapping, interactive sensors, and theatrical lighting to create environments that respond to human presence. I orchestrate these encounters by crafting systems that are responsive enough to feel magical, robust enough to withstand public interaction, and meaningful enough to create lasting memory impressions.

The thread connecting my diverse projects is a commitment to curiosity and discovery. I believe the most powerful art experiences happen when sophisticated technology becomes invisible, allowing audiences to focus on sensation, emotion, and connection. Through collaboration with artists, designers, fabricators, and institutions, I continue exploring how emerging technologies can serve fundamentally human needs: the desire to play, to wonder, to connect with others, and to see our world transformed into something extraordinary.

- Damien Paul Dong