Combed

by Carol J LaFayette

Carol LaFayette uses digital technology to investigate flora, fauna, and phenomena in her laboratory/studio, a former ranch in Texas. Her work with leafcutting ants is documented in the PBS series “State of Tomorrow:” the first 3D model of a vast, underground Atta texana colony using Ground Penetrating Radar. LaFayette collaborates with scientists and engineers to invent ways to experience a landscape differently. Her artwork is in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, New Museum of Contemporary Art, The J. Paul Getty Museum, and Microcinema International. She has exhibited interactive installations and video worldwide, including LAB ’11, Sweden; SIGGRAPH; Zebra Poetry on Film, Berlin; Filmstock, UK; and Solomon Projects, Atlanta. Her work has screened on outdoor billboards in L.A. Freewaves, Los Angeles, and at Victory Media Arts Plaza, Dallas. Reviews of her artwork have been published in BBC Technology News, Chronicle of Higher Education and Wired.