Scott Kildall

Hello, World! is the first algorithmically-generated artwork sent to space and is a data visualization of the both the population and the carbon footprint of all the major cities on Earth.

Featured Work

Sonaqua

Sonaqua is an electronic installation that sonifies water quality

Strewn Fields

Strewn Fields is a data-visualization of meteorite impacts at different sites, etched into stone

Water Works

Water Works is a data-visualization of the water infrastructure of San Francisco using digital fabrication techniques

EquityBot

EquityBot is a stock-trading algorithm based on Twitter emotions

Bad Data

“Bad Data” is a series of data-visualizations, etched onto aluminum honeycomb panels using a high-pressure water-jet.

Machine Data Dreams

Machine Data Dreams are data-etchings of video signals, memorializing camcorders used in the history of video

About Scott Kildall

Scott Kildall is cross-disciplinary artist who writes algorithms that transform various datasets into 3D sculptures and installations. The resulting artworks often invite public participation through direct interaction.

His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the New York Hall of Science, Transmediale, the Venice Biennale and the San Jose Museum of Art.

He has received fellowships, awards and residencies from organizations including Impakt Works, Autodesk, Recology San Francisco, Turbulence.org, Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, Kala Art Institute and The Banff Centre for the Arts.

Recent Work

Chess with Mustaches

Chess with Mustaches is a set of six mustachioed 3D-printed chess pieces, created in response to a legal threat from the Duchamp Estate..

Data Crystals

Data Crystals is a series of 3D prints generated from the San Francisco Open Data portal

Hello, World!

Hello, World! is the first algorithmically-generated artwork sent to space

Wikipedia Art

Wikipedia Art is an intervention into Wikipedia

Imagine 2049

On January 12th, 2013, I buried the “Imagine 2049 Time Capsule” at the New York Hall of Science. The capsule contains hundreds of ideas for Future Inventions, which were submitted by the public over the course of four months.

Celebrity Asteroid Journeys

Recent News

Dinacon: First Audio Synth Recording

June 25, 2018

At Dinacaon, I’m conducting many experiments with electronics using audio synth and environmental sensors to make site-specific compositions. I’m extending my Sonaqua custom boards to use the Mozzi audio synthesis libraries. Yesterday I put together my first mini-composition. These will eventually lead to more dynamic 4-channel compositions and could also extend into some live performances… Read more

Dinacon: A walking tour of Koh Lon Island

June 20, 2018

As I often do, when I get to a new place, I get lost. I follow the advice of Rebecca Solnit in A Field Guide to Getting Lost and just wander. Before establishing patterns, your perceptions are the most open and so the day after arriving at Dinacon, I wandered… Read more

Sonaqua at Currents 2018

June 15, 2018

I jokingly referred to my Sonaqua artwork as “the most annoying piece at the festival”. The exhibition was Currents New Media 2018, which was an incredible event. It was a hit with the public and invited multi-user interaction. Kids went crazy for it. Adults seemed to enjoy the square-waves of audio glitch… Read more

About Scott Kildall

Scott Kildall is cross-disciplinary artist who writes algorithms that transform various datasets into 3D sculptures and installations. The resulting artworks often invite public participation through direct interaction.

His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the New York Hall of Science, Transmediale, the Venice Biennale and the San Jose Museum of Art.

He has received fellowships, awards and residencies from organizations including Impakt Works, Autodesk, Recology San Francisco, Turbulence.org, Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, Kala Art Institute and The Banff Centre for the Arts.