Ari makes work for and about the human body. Their projects often incorporate still and moving imagery alongside performance, drawing from their diverse background in graphic and industrial design, education, and dance. Using sense theory (their favorite is touch), speculation, ethnographic frameworks, and a process-based approach, they seek to invigorate the imagination of their audience and spark new methods for moving through the world. Often dealing in subject matter related to human health and our relationship with nature, their goal is to contribute to a more holistically considered future.
Ari has done a lot of things across different fields and views this all as an ethnographic study on communicating with and for the human. They have participated in the Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (2017), the Chulitna Lodge Artist Residency (2024), and has shown both art and design work globally from New York to Bangkok. They have given academic presentations on participatory critique methods and somatic methods for design at Columbia University (2021) and the Industrial Design Society of America International Conference (2017). They frequently host their own participatory workshops, most recently “Being in Touch: The Absurdity of Having a Body — Touch Tools” on Governor’s Island with Flux Factory and “The Emotional Support Rock Field Trip” in Beacon, NY. They have worked in the photo and design world as an Art Director at Nike and now runs their own art & design studio. They currently teach classes about the body in the Product & Industrial Design Program at Parsons School of Design.
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Mostly in: Queens, NY
Ari.Elefterin [at] gmail.com
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