Artist Statement
Daria Zhest is a visual/conceptual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work redefines the proximity of physical and metaphorical space. When creating she designs a self-operating algorithm, extrapolates parts of it to transfer to a specific medium; starting off digitally, it intertwines with physical mediums. She has shown her works in various exhibitions, and currently is further developing her practice by colliding the use of digital spaces and traditional materials.
---In my digital and interactive art, I create immersive installations that blur the line between the virtual and physical worlds. Using a variety of sensors and interfaces, I create interactive experiences that respond to the viewer's movements and actions, encouraging them to engage with the artwork in new and exciting ways---
Selected Exhibitions
REFLECTIONS
Chengdu, China, 2011
OPEN STUDIOS
25 East 13 Galery, New York, 2016
WAIT, WHAT? YES! COLLECTIVE
15 Orchard Street,New York, 2017
SECOND NATURE
Westbeth Gallery, New York, 2017
33w17, New York, 2018
DEFINING FORM
Untitled Space Gallery, New York, 2018
WONDERWORLD
Wonderworld, Brooklyn, 2019
VIIRA
Art Basel, Miami, 2021
UGLY
Slowburn, New York, 2023
NATURE: TECHNOLOGY
Beyond Studios, Brooklyn, 2018
FORMAFEST
Moscow, Russia, Summer 2016
GOD OR THE EQUIVALENT
25 East 13, New York, 2017
BETWEEN
Skybridge Art Space, New York, 2017
EXISTANCE ARTICLES
Buhroke Gallery, Brooklyn, 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL: FOOD CHAIN
Gallery MC, New York. 2018
NATURE: TECHNNOLOGY PT.2
The Canvas, New York, 2020-2021
SPRING FORWARD
Revelation Gallery, New York, 2021
Ambrosio Gallery, New York, 2024
Publications
Second Nature, 2017
Create!Magazine, 2019
UGNY Magazine, 2022