If trees were to talk, they would talk at night When daylight work is done and only respiration remains Human and oak breathe in parallel, singing the same carbon tunes IF TREES COULD TALK  is a site-specific sound and light installation created for Mi Casa Es Su Teatro 2026  and installed in the Mishpocha Woods compound in East Austin. As the sun set, the piece gradually came alive with slow, sound-reactive projections cast directly onto two oak trees. Voices, footsteps, and

The Night Market Interactive Painting Mural was a 16x8 foot stained glass inspired community artwork designed and led by Cathy for The Lunar Foundation's NightMarket.Fun 2025 event. Using a projector and 1.5 inch tape, Cathy directed small rotating crews to map out a detailed geometric design featuring a moon, flowers, and the text “The Lunar Foundation” onto large wooden panels, with materials sponsored by Jerry's Artarama. During the event, attendees of all ages chose from

QR Photobooth is an interactive media piece that turns visitors into encoded self-portraits through real-time video, face tracking, and dynamic prompts. The browser-based photobooth invites participants to perform for the interface as their live image and words are recomposed into fully functioning QR codes, each one uniquely colored by the participant’s camera feed and rendering identity as both body and data. Developed by Cathy Le, the work reflects on how everyday vision s

This working clock sculpture embeds QR codes shaped like numbers into each hour slot, generated using a data loss-tolerant algorithm that manipulates QR code error correction to seamlessly incorporate numerical symbols into the design without breaking scannability. Each code links to a custom web-based narrative stage from the Hero’s Journey, turning the passive act of checking the time into an interactive exploration of myth, transformation, and everyday introspection throug

Wish Flowers is a large-scale art installation that reimagines the traditional Asian practice of using joss paper, which is typically burned to send wishes to passed loved ones. While this custom holds deep cultural significance, it poses environmental challenges, such as air pollution and safety hazard. This project offers a modern twist, transforming the ritual into a celebration of growth and renewal by turning wishes into flowers.   Participants are invited to write their

Hand painted QR code based on personal light and dark skin tones, filmed in various locations around Austin, TX. Displayed on a CRT TV...

Sound-reactive projection mapping of the bus created for the GUTS+ Showcase as part of the CATS+ art residency These projection mappings were able to be distorted live based on audience noise input or through a synced music playlist Artist walkthrough and process was documented as a CATS+ wiki article: Large-Scale Reactive Projection Mapping with TouchDesigner

A QR Story is a square picture book where QR codes behave like characters, objects, and emotions hidden in plain sight. Each code unlocks a digital page, letting the reader choose how deeply to enter the story’s interior world. As the narrative unfolds, the codes distort and strain toward unreadability, pushing against the expectation that everything should be instantly scannable. The book treats the QR as a mirror: a symbol of modern identity, always compressing, always perf

Color Identity begins as a survey and becomes a portrait system. Each participant is translated into a ringed circle: the color that feels most like them, the color that feels least like them, and a ratio that measures how clearly they believe they know themselves. These circles gather into a QR code, turning a crowd into a single scannable form. The work asks what it means to be rendered as data, and whether a code can hold something as soft as selfhood.

Tourists is a three-part series built from publicly shared images found online. Each piece collages dozens of people at iconic landmarks, all performing the same familiar gestures: kissing the Sphinx, crossing Abbey Road, “holding” the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The overlays compress many moments into a single Polaroid-like frame, turning travel into a shared choreography. Rather than flattening difference, the work celebrates a simple truth: across languages, years, and backgrou