"The Cloud” features an interactive installation by Artist-in-Residence Jessica Swank. The exhibition includes electronic sculptures constructed of dryer lint and hair. The installation explores both tangible and intangible traces of human presence as "data" through motion activated light effects.
"The Cloud" was funded in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council which receives support from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, and SEW Eurodrive.
"The Cloud". 2026. multimedia installation with lights, motion sensors, microcontrollers, foam, dryer lint, hair.
“The Cloud" suggests an impending storm. The viewer’s presence and motion is necessary for the warning strikes of lighting to ensue."
— Jessica Swank
Jessica Swank is an interdisciplinary artist, currently based in Greenville, SC. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, at galleries such as Millepiani in Rome, Italy, Plexus Projects in Brooklyn, NY, ARC Gallery in Chicago, IL, and the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA) in Gimpo, South Korea. She has been recognized by Musée Magazine’s “Woman Crush Wednesday,” Fraction Magazine, and Porridge Magazine. She has gained funding for her work from a number of local institutions, including the South Carolina Arts Commission and Metropolitan Arts Council.
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