New Work by Rachel Beth Egenhoefer

For the past few months the University of Brighton hosted Rachel Beth Egenhoefer as an artist in residence in partnership with Distributed South. After three months working between 3-D, Fashion, and Plastics in the School of Arts & Architecture, Rachel Beth will present the outcomes of her time at Lighthouse, 20 March - 5 April, 2008. This exhibition is part of the Digital and Moving Image Arts Commissioning Programme at Lighthouse.

Rachel Beth Egenhoefer considers her Commodore 64 Computer and Fisher Price Loom to be defining objects of her childhood. She creates tactile representations of cyclical data structures in candy and knitting and is currently researching the intersection of textiles, technology, and the body in contemporary digital studies.

Currently working in the studio on this exhibition, Rachel Beth is tracking the motion of knitting needles in both physical and virtual space, playing with the Wii, and investigating representations of motion in body/machine interaction. Additional works explore the space between body and machine as a place for architectural design.

20 March -  5 April, 2008
Lighthouse Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11:00-17:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:00-16:00
Launch Party: Thursday March 20, 2008, 18:00-21:00
Digiville Event: Thursday March 27, 2008, 19:30-21:30 , doors open at 19:00