Hi, I'm Marina!
I currently study Computer Science and
Media Arts & Design at the University of
Chicago. As you might imagine from my
fields of study, I'm fascinated
by art, technology, and their various intersections.
Through
art,
I strive to combine elemental rhythms of various
media to create and question provocations. In many of my
pieces, I explore opposing forces, such as
the contrasting cultures
of my two home countries, Japan and the United
States. Currently, I am interested in the
creation of form using light in American art
vs lines in Japanese art, and how this connects
to religious and cultural ideologies in each region.
You can see some of my
projects,
scroll through
my
progress
as an artist, or take
a glimpse into my
sketchbooks.
In
computer science,
I am interested in human-computer
interaction, algorithmic determinism, and privacy.
Of course, these topics blend into my art directions
(check out my privacy
installation),
and I also have specific interests that more explicitly
relate to both art and technology, including
generative art, creative coding, and the new
age of the art industry in the light of
growing digital art.
In addition to art and technology, I often find
myself involved in publications, research, and
digital marketing. Notably, over the summer of 2022,
I researched the emergence of
mycology
(study
of fungi) in Japan from the late 19th to early 20th
century with my research mentor Brad Bolman. Feel free
to look at my
resume with my full experiences!
On a more personal note, I was born and raised in
Atsugi, Japan, with roots in Tokyo, Okinawa, Southern
California, and North Carolina. I've gone to several
high schools that fostered my curiosity in
computer science (notably Troy Tech in Fullerton, CA and
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
in Durham, NC), my phone background is obscured
by the Wikipedia widget, and I love cities with trains.
I'm still in the process of hand-coding this website
to learn more about front-end designs. I'd love
to hear feedback and advice on how to make the site
cleaner! Please feel free to contact me via the
contact page.