About Paloma Kop (they/them)

I am an experimental multimedia artist, ambient musician, and creative technologist from the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. My practice incorporates electronic media, from analog video and synthesizers to digital systems and code, as well as various physical materials and processes. I am especially interested in feedback loops, recursion, self-organizing and emergent structures, patterns in nature, psychedelia, and embodied sensory experience.

I received a BFA in Visual Arts and Computer Science from Purchase College in 2014, and an MFA in Electronic Integrated Arts at Alfred University in 2020 (my thesis can be found here). I have shown work and performed at spaces and events such as Ambient Church (NYC), Eastern Bloc (Montréal), /'fu:bar/ Festival (Zagreb), Maverick Concert Hall (Woodstock), and Ann Arbor Film Festival (Michigan). I've done visiting artist talks and workshops at universities such as CalArts, NYU, and SAIC. (See my CV for details.)

My current community projects include: Polyphase Portal (a cooperatively-run online school), Phase Shift Collective (a nomadic media art collective), and scanlines.xyz (an online discussion forum for DIY audiovisual art).

I practice (and occasionally lead) Buddhist meditation and yoga, attend vipassana retreats, and regularly spend time offline and in nature. These practices help me create more inner space and offset the cultural push towards compulsive productivity.

• I'm available for web design, graphics, and other creative technology projects through my company, Moon Ark Studio.
• Visit my Now Page for links to my upcoming workshops and events.
• Subscribe to my Zine Club to receive zines and mysterious objects at regular intervals.