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Coneheads and Queer World Building by Kris Cirkuit How a joke about improving statues became a small world of unlikely characters, shared belonging, and uncertain futures. I got the idea for “Coneheads” during the World Cup. Scotland had made it through, and the Tartan Army was on the loose in the United States. Traffic cones started appearing on top of statues in Boston. Locals weren't used to it, but it is a fine Scottish tradition. It started with the Duke of Wellington st

On ritual, digital impermanence, and the loss of a virtual wor by Kris Cirkuit Notes on VR, memory, and the disappearance of digital places Once there was a place. A calm place, a beautiful place. I went there almost every evening, even if only for a few minutes before bed, to check on the plants and the animals. Some nights I stayed longer. Sometimes hours disappeared there without my noticing. I knew all the songs. I knew where everything was. I arranged plants carefully, m

Exploring how AI companionship reshapes connection, care, and emotional labour through generative visuals and sound. by Kris Cirkuit alwaysOn In an age where intimacy can be automated and companionship simulated, alwaysOn explores the emotional terrain of synthetic connection. Drawing from online conversations, user reflections, and imagined exchanges with AI partners, the work examines the systems designed to soothe and the quiet dissonance they leave behind. These digital

On Paper looks at how Giclée printing shapes my practice, turning code and pixels into prints that carry presence and permanence. by Kris...

Space and Time blends AI imagery with hand-written code, creating shifting worlds that never repeat. From these fleeting moments, I...

Creating safe audio spaces—holding space through sound, one conversation at a time. by Kris Cirkuit There’s something inherently...

Tides of Change: On Moving, Making, and the Quiet Wisdom of the Sea by Kris Cirkuit There’s a moment that comes with any big change—a...

Designing space through sound — my creative process for Sound Disposition by Kris Cirkuit There’s something undeniably magical about...