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