Jennifer Steinkamp

Visual Music

Jennifer Steinkamp is an internationally exhibiting installation artist who works with new media and video in order to explore ideas about architectural space, motion, and perception.


(Aria, 2000, Las Vegas)


(Loop, 2000, Washington DC)

Jennifer Steinkamp uses light projection and music in rooms to create calming and dream-like motions. When taking photos of the art, people position themselves within the frame and they become part of the art, something I'm sure Steinkamp intends.

Many famous artists have used music to put themselves into an emotional state and then their art reflects this, so Steinkamp's work is a progression of this in terms of using music and images together. Her choice in music and image are homogeneous but it would be interesting to see how conflicting music and image would be perceived.



Jennifer Steinkamp, SWELL, 1995, computer generated projection and installation with soundtrack by Bryan Brown, the Musuem of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles




I find the work really mesmorizing. The best art is that which is calming and electrifying at the same time.

To see Dervish in motion:

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