Sebastian Schloesser is a multidisciplinary observer and creator, employing engineering and artistic practice to re-imagine human experience within the built environment. Drawing from engineering degrees in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Robotics from the University of Pennsylvania, 8 years of industry experience at leading tech companies, and a Master's in Computational Design Practices at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Schloesser bridges technical rigor with speculative research and creative practice.
Particularly interested in interfaces and information architecture, Schloesser envisions a world beyond the screen, the filesystem, the query… A place where humans interact organically with computational environments, returning to embodied existence while enjoying the boons of the digital age. How can we leverage the mind's expansive spatial capabilities in an increasingly 2-dimensional world? How are our current interfacial architectures enmeshed with political and ideological structures, and how do they frame our interactions with "the commons" and each other?
Seeking to redesign mainstream interfaces to be humane—meaning that they promote behaviors natural to a human and enhance our mental and physical well-being—while outperforming the efficacy of the status quo, Schloesser conducts this inquiry across institutions, projects, and collaborations, as well as through independent experimentation and contemplation.
Many thanks to the Low Rence Gallery in San Francisco for lending their space to create this site.