Aubrey Birdwell is a new media and installation artist whose practice merges post-digital aesthetics, computer processes, and electronics with digital and analog fabrication techniques to transform trash and raw materials into artistic interventions.
He holds an M.S. in Computer Science with emphasis in Interactive Intelligence from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.A. & B.S. dual degree with emphasis in Mathematics and Computer Science from The Evergreen State College.
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, layers of obsolescence, and the shifting landscapes of urban detritus. This early engagement evolved into a practice grounded in material culture and the archeology of the contemporary past.
Building on decades of experience as a fabricator, his studio practice plays with constructed forms, assemblage, and the transformation of discarded materials into new forms, often folding, cutting, and distorting objects to alter their meaning.
His work explores themes of place and urban memory, psychogeography, surveillance, and the unseen infrastructures shaping contemporary life. Through sculptural interventions, interactive installations, and algorithmic processes, he uncovers the narratives embedded in what we leave behind.