kate hollenbach / work

I am an artist and programmer based in San Francisco, California. I work with interactive systems and new technologies relating body, gesture, and physical space. More info ➞

A mobile device in a person's hand shows an abstract interface reiminscent of a device's home screen, but with photos of physical objects and environments as options instead of apps.

Stuck at Home 2023

Four screenshots of Reaching Out, Circling Back showing narration and user interface for mobile device: swiping through scenes in the website.

Reaching Out, Circling Back 2023

Computer generated clouds on a bright blue sky projected on to the Denver Clock Tower.

Uploaded to the Cloud 2022

A collage of computer vision imagery from a computer screen, person's face, and their home in in bright greens, blues, and purples.

The Yell It Out Room 2020

A collage of computer vision imagery from a computer screen, person's face, and their home in in bright greens, blues, and purples.

Computer Visions 2019

Woman examines a video collage portrait on a wall, showing a blend of a user's face, environment, and interface in user_is_present

USER_IS_PRESENT 2017

Person examines a grid of video collage portraits projected on a wall, showing a blend of a user's face, environment, and interface in user_is_present (grid series)

USER_IS_PRESENT (grid series) 2019

A calendar grid of smartphone video taken simultaneously from the front and back camera of a user's phone for thirty one days in phonelovesyoutoo: database

phonelovesyoutoo (database) 2016

Two walls covered in a video projection of a grid of many smartphone selfie camera videos from the same user in phonelovesyoutoo: matrix

phonelovesyoutoo (matrix) 2016

A calendar grid of smartphone video taken simultaneously from the front and back camera of a user's phone for thirty one days in phonelovesyoutoo: database

People You May Know 2018

Man observes art installation with nine iPhones mounted on the wall showing blocks of bright colors on their screens, simulating the infinite scrolling motions of social media

Infinite Scroll 2016

Four people collaborating in a high-tech Oblong Mezzanine conference room with many high-resolution screens on the walls, multiple laptops, and a gestural pointing device

Mezzanine 2010-2015

A smartphone, tablet, and laptop computer showing the same screen of the Mezzanine collaboration interface, but unique to each platform

Mezzanine Device UI Design 2010-2015

A hand points a gestural wand at a screen, controlling the size and placement of a slide in a presentation in Oblong's Mezzanine

Mezzanine Gesture UI 2010-2015

Computer generated grid of buttons, lights, levers, and knobs from an early computing device from the 1960s

Simple Business Machines 2015

Grid of pencil drawings of smartphones generated by a computer, with different, and sometimes strange, dimensions and button arrangements

Revolutionary Devices 2015

Man demonstrates rummage by controlling two large rectangles on a triptych of computer monitors using his arms outstretched to his side

Rummage 2010

Man creating and drawing virtual marks on a projection screen using gestural tracking software

g-speak draw 2009

User demonstrating substrate capabilities by pointing two iPhones at a screen, distorting a grid of squares according to the movement of each device

substrate 2012

Two performers wearing gesture tracking gloves to draw virtual lines between their hands on a distant screen

Tangle 2009

Data visualization representing the edit history of a single user with blocks of color corresponding to article title

Chromogram 2006

The Openstudio homepage, with a feed of announcements, new drawings, and recent financial transactions

Openstudio 2005-2008