Aubrey Birdwell is a Seattle-based new media and installation artist whose practice merges post-digital aesthetics, computer processes, and electronics with digital and analog fabrication techniques. Winding through the highways and flea markets of America as a child in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Aubrey developed an early fascination with found objects, folk art, and the shifting landscapes of urban detritus.
This early engagement with material culture evolved into a practice that intersects electronics, material processes, and artistic exploration. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from The Evergreen State College (2023) and will graduate in May 2025 with a Master’s in Computer Science and AI from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Drawing from over two decades of experience as a fabricator, his practice explores psychogeography, assemblage, and the transformation of discarded materials into new forms, often folding, cutting, and distorting signage or found objects to alter their meaning. His work interrogates urban memory, surveillance, and the unseen infrastructures shaping contemporary life. Through sculptural interventions, interactive installations, and algorithmic processes, he seeks to uncover the narratives embedded in what we leave behind, reconfiguring the artifacts of urban expansion into spaces for reflection and engagement.