TRANSMISSION ART ARCHIVE

Kathleen McDermott

Kathleen McDermott Portrait Image

Kathleen McDermott Portrait Image. Courtesy the artist. (Mar 28, 2019)

Antenna Adjustment, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Antenna Adjustment, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Connecting Wires, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Connecting Wires, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Forest Floor, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Forest Floor, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Hallway Performance, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Hallway Performance, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Indoor Adjustment, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Indoor Adjustment, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Light-up Layer 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Light-up Layer 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Light-up Layer 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Light-up Layer 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Light-up Layer 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Light-up Layer 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Live on WGXC 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Live on WGXC 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Live on WGXC, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Live on WGXC, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Outdoor Filming 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Outdoor Filming 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Nico Reh. (Jun 22, 2019)

Outdoor Filming 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Outdoor Filming 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 22, 2019)

Dress Interior 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Dress Interior 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Field 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Field 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Field 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Field 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Outdoor Filming 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Outdoor Filming 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Pond 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Pond 1, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Pond 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Pond 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Storyboard, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Storyboard, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

The Public Speaker, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

The Public Speaker, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Galen Joseph-Hunter. (Jun 21, 2019)

Demonstration, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Demonstration, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Walter Hergt (Jun 17, 2019)

Dress Interior 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Dress Interior 2, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 15, 2019)

Dress Interior 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence

Dress Interior 3, Kathleen McDermott Wave Farm Artist-in-residence. Photographed by Will Hunt. (Jun 15, 2019)

Kathleen McDermott combines craft and sculpture techniques with open-source electronic experiments to build video-based narratives of a strange future. She takes a critical perspective on emerging and wearable technologies by creating electronics that are counterproductive, humorous, and uncontrollable. A recurring theme in her work has been the relationship between technology, the body, and personal and public space, grounded in the belief that absurdity can be an appropriate response to technologically-enabled feelings of alienation.