NELLY KATE — STUDIO ARTIST

Transdisciplinary practice centering access through sound, language, and the poetics of translation. 


CONTENTS

01 The Difference

02 nowisthe
03 Nevermind
04 FutureFluid

05 [Untitled] 6 Cylinders

06 I Hear You, But I Can’t Hear You
07 Transistors in Translation


STATEMENT

My work is about perception of place as shaped by the built environment and sound. Intersecting Queer, Deaf, Southern, and Hispanic culture I focus upon cultivating ecosystems of inclusion to make way for public imagination.

I blend responsive technology with lo-fi mechanisms like reel-to-reel tape loops, stop-motion animations, electronic synthesizers, and radio  frequencies. These tactile materials illuminate the terrestrial and electromagnetic phenomena which our bodies sense but cannot readily name.

Through multi-sensory installation I explore expanding time, breaking and remaking meaning, and conjuring ecstatic magic.


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MANIFESTO : A WIP


The message rides along the ridge of the medium.
People are not carpets; live with compassion.
Operating from holism is paramount.
Rarely is it the thought that counts. 
Learning is a vital constant.
Share the light.
Stay curious.
Improvise.
Build style.
Stay rigorous.
Keep close to the ground.
Cut the banter; let the work speak for itself.
Make history, expand the lexicon.
Asymmetry can be good.
Reduce the variables.
Define value.