Artist behind Art + Contraptions, combining sculpture, engineering, mechanics and geometry. His practice emphasizes modular forms and responsive interactions between objects and viewers.
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Immersive attraction · Omega Mart, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sessilanoid: digital forms, molded plastic and responsive light
Meow Wolf identifies James Peterson as the lead artist for Sessilanoid in Omega Mart’s Dramcorp space. Its project description traces the forms to barnacle growth and explains that they were digitally designed, machined and molded from polystyrene. Radial patterns of these elements are animated by interactive LED lighting. The account supplies a specific material and production sequence for this installation, without claiming that the plastic was recycled or that every Sessilanoid version uses identical components.
Which molded components, control hardware and lighting behaviors belong to the proposed version, and how can they be serviced?
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Municipal park · Boise, Idaho, 2025
Passage: local agricultural history becomes a park installation
Boise’s municipal collection dates Passage to 2025 and places it in Redwood Park. The city lists metal, acrylic and electrical components and explains how the work draws on the Ustick area’s apple-orchard history. Its canopy and colored shadows also respond to the park’s changing seasons. Community input is explicitly part of the city’s account, making this a documented example of Peterson connecting material and light effects to a neighborhood’s own story.
What local history and resident input should guide the form, colors and gathering experience of a new commission?
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Interactive-art production · Omega Mart collaboration
Sessilanoid: the production team extends beyond one artist
The Omega Mart credit record separates Peterson’s lead-artist role from programming, technical direction, fabrication, production management and sound. Named contributors include programmer Bobby Grey, technical director Brian Kim, lead technical fabricator Dre’ Gallegos and sound creative lead Benjamin Wright. Those credits document an integrated production effort. For a buyer researching interactive sculpture, they also identify the kinds of responsibilities that may need continuity after an installation is commissioned.
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