Exhibition: Tess Oldfield

Tess Oldfield is a sonic/spatial transformer/synthesizer/composer. Their work spans various mediums, such as sound, video, performance, and installation, and examines the cultural contexts of singing and the interaction between industrial and biological systems, investigating how technology both augments and amplifies the body. They are currently exploring computational composition by designing digital extensions for acoustic instruments. Oldfield holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Digital + Media and has exhibited their work throughout the US, including ACRE Projects (Chicago, IL), Yale University Sculpture Gallery (New Haven, CT), the New Bedford Art Museum (New Bedford, MA), and Boston Cyberarts Gallery (Boston, MA). They have participated in residencies at ACRE Projects and Bemis Center as the Sound Art and Experimental Music Resident. Oldfield is an upcoming Creative Science Track member of New INC’s art and technology incubator program at the New Museum. They live and work in Providence, Rhode Island.