About the installation

Welcome to Cosmologyscape (2024 – ongoing) is a participatory artwork that invites visitors to contribute descriptions of their dreams to an expanding digital quilt. Each dream generates a unique pattern based on Black American and Lakota symbols created by the artists, becoming part of a collective tapestry that continues to grow.

Rooted in ancestral knowledge, cultural memory, and the power of dreaming, the work brings together individual experiences and collective imagination. For this presentation, Cosmologyscape also expands into a physical space with handmade textile cushions, inviting visitors to rest, reflect, and participate in a generative artwork shaped by dreams shared online and in the exhibition.

Credits
Cosmologyscape is a public art project by Kite and Alisha B. Wormsley, originally commissioned by Creative Time and developed by Schoooool.

About the artists

Kite ^US(Oglála Lakȟóta) is an artist, composer, and scholar whose work merges Lakȟóta knowledge systems with performance, sound, sculpture, and computational media. She is Director of the Wíhaŋble S’a Center for Indigenous AI at Bard College. Her work has been presented internationally, including at the Whitney Biennial, the São Paulo Biennial, and the 14th Shanghai Biennale. She lives in Catskill, New York.

Alisha B. Wormsley^USis an interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer based in Pittsburgh. Her work exists at the intersections of public art, film, craft, and social practice. She is the founder of Sibyls Shrine and co-creator of Cosmologyscape, a project exploring the power of collective dreaming.

Welcome to Cosmologyscape by Kite & Alisha B. Wormsley

Co-presented by Artengine