Christina Cappelli

I'm a creative technologist and designer working at the intersection of art, science, and emerging technologies. I create immersive experiences—through interactive installations, generative design, and bioart—that invite audiences to engage with the unseen and reimagine how they perceive the world around them.

Technology
The Void
Liminal Lens
All in One

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Creative
Exoplanets
Tessé

Production
Getty PST
Pareva

Liminal Lens

Year: 2022
Role: direction and technical development
Medium: Interactive Installation (digital projections, openFrameworks, webcam manipulation)
Exhibition: Showcased at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show

Overview
An interactive installation that visualizes the collective movements of Volvox algae to reveal the hidden rhythms of natural life. Translating microscopic dynamics into immersive visuals, it invites viewers to reflect on scale, perception, and their role as cohabitants in an ecological space beyond human control.

How can technology reveal the invisible patterns of natural life in a way that encourages reflection rather than control? What shifts in perception occur when viewers are confronted with scale, seeing themselves mirrored alongside microscopic organisms?

Technical Execution
Built with openFrameworks and C++, the piece runs across a dual-screen setup:

One screen plays recorded microscopic footage of Volvox algae in motion.
The second screen uses real-time algae location tracking to generate animated digital lines (resembling drifting snow), overlaid with webcam-based outlines of nearby viewers.

This pairing contrasts direct biological observation with an abstracted, reactive digital system, inviting viewers to explore their presence in relation to something far smaller yet no less alive.