Spectrum Dynamic

Bloom, Chromatic Dye Sublimation Print on Aluminum 40” x 32”

Indiana University’s Caleb Weintraub, Associate Professor, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design, and Dr. Dan Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, collaborated with staff and students at CIP Bloomington, Indiana, to complete a series of artworks entitled Spectrum Dynamic. CIP is an agency that assists young people on the autism spectrum.

Many neurodiverse individuals ‘stim’ or fidget to help their nervous systems process what they see, hear, or feel. Many neurotypical people do this too, through foot tapping, pen clicking, or doodling. The artwork in this exhibition was created using motion capture software and 3D imaging of people stimming.

Aesthetic choices related to light, color, and material are informed by testimony given by participants who describe the function and feeling of stimming. By way of example, one individual likened her experience of turning in circles to the act of creating a barrier as if spinning a cocoon between herself and the world.

Release, Chromatic Dye Sublimation Print on Aluminum 40“ x 34”

Body English, Chromatic Dye Sublimation Print on Aluminum 40” x 34”