In February 2018, EEPMON participated in the MadeMill Artist in Residence (AIR) program in Ottawa, Canada. During this three-week intensive, the focus was on the research and development of new creative workflows at the intersection of Virtual Reality (VR) and high-end 3D printing technology.

The residency culminated in the creation of a full-colour 3D-printed sculpture featuring over 200 objects. The entire piece—including the specific material colours—was generated using Python code. This experimental approach yielded an unprecedented level of output resolution, which was further extended into the digital realm by importing the model into Unity 3D to create an immersive VR experience. This successful residency has established a new foundation for EEPMON’s ongoing body of work in generative physical and digital sculptures.

SVA NYC Summer Residency
The Intersection of Academia and Urban Energy (Summer, 2013)

In Summer 2013, while living in New York City, I was accepted into the prestigious Illustration & Visual Storytelling Residency Program at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). This wasn’t just a residency; it was an immersion into the global art world, surrounded by the industry’s most influential mentors and peers.

For me, SVA was the “laboratory” where the Synthesis philosophy was refined. While the world was seeing the final product on the shelves of Paris and London, I was in a Manhattan studio, pushing the boundaries of what digital art could become.

Why the SVA Residency is a Legacy Foundation:

∙ Academic Validation: SVA is a world-renowned institution. Being selected for this program was a formal recognition of my technical skill and the depth of my visual storytelling.

∙ The NYC Influence: Living and creating in New York in parallel of my global collaborations provided a unique “High-Tech, High-Touch” energy that only Manhattan can offer.

∙ Studio Mastery: The residency allowed me to step away from the commercial world and focus on the “code-as-craft” aspect of my work, ensuring that my future projects would have a deep, fine-art foundation.

I was a recipient of a 2009 Banff Centre Artist Residency (BAIR). I spent a month up in the Banff mountains to further develop my INTERSECTIONS artistic practice. The works created during my residency period gave way to my solo exhibition at The Ottawa Art Gallery in Canada.

In this photo with Banff Artist in Residence 2009 fellows, Angela Gooliaff and Machiko Shimamura.

In this photo with violinist, Renée-Paule Gauthier.