Contact Me
bessj006@newschool.edu
I am a NYC-based Swiss artist fueled by complex political topics and unexpected data to create socially aware data-physicalizations.

My projects don't provide answers. They raise more questions. What does censorship look like to you? How does search-engine bias feel? Can you be held accountable for global climate change?

I believe that art is for sharing, which is why I am working on making the code and building instructions of my projects completely open-sourced to the public.

Exhibitions
Portland Museum of Art (Portland)
April - June 2024
University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
April - December 2024
Gray Area (San Francisco)
February 2024
Wonderville (New York)
Wiggy Wiggy
February 2024
UN Headquarters (New York)
December 2023
Caffeine Underground (New York)
Hit The Dick
November 2023
Microscope Gallery (New York)
March 2023
Grace Exhibition Space (New York)
February 2023
Experience
Experience Design Internship
Summer 2024
Creative Technology Internship
Sept 2023 - May 2024
AI Research Assistant
Aug  2023 - May 2024
R&D Internship
Summer 2023
Awards
Data is Art Competition (2024)
University of Virginia
1st Place 🥇
Tidal Shift Award (2024)
Portland Museum of Art
1st Place 🥇
Spin Master X Raspberry Pi Hackathon (2024)
Spin Master
1st Place 🥇
UN #CreateCOP28 prize for sustainability (2023)
United Nations
3rd Place 🥉
Hardware Track (2023)
MIT Reality Hack
1st Place 🥇
Technology Horizons for Human Interfaces (2023)
MIT Reality Hack
1st Place 🥇
Most Creative use of Quantum Technology in Music (2022)
IBM Quantum
1st Place 🥇
Talks
Teaching original open-source project "Love Messengers" in two hands-on workshops
July 30th + 31st 2024
About Image
About Image