Haptic Lab is a hands-on studio course in which digital technologies are informed by tactile experience. The Spring 2026 lab will focus on four technically diverse ideas: pre-cinematic devices, the materiality of language, human prosthetics, and “searched” material. Students will engage in making artworks by hand but also engage in the critical analysis of their transformation into digital space and back again. Course work will be supported by visiting artists and frequent use of the maker spaces in Fine Hall and the Keller Center.
Distribution Area: LA
Other Information
This is a making class. Although no prior experience or skills are required, students should be willing to work in a wide range of media including drawing, typing, Photoshop, Illustrator, woodworking, and embroidery.
This course will be accompanied by a rotating docket of visiting artists and scholars.
If you would like to register for this course and the enrollment is currently full, please join the waitlist.
Watch on Instagram
Watch students put the final touches on their creations for VIS 425 Haptic Lab @185Nassau, where they are experimenting with ash wood to bring their designs from the digital to physical realm.
