Huw Messie

Huw Messie (b. 1999) writes code that turns video frames into machine-embroidered, stop-motion animations.^1,2 Based in New York, he is a 2021 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Art, where he studied human-computer interaction and time-based media.^2,3 His series Bizarre Fabrications explores interconnected systems of people, machines and materials through thread.^2,4

At Carnegie Mellon, he was mentored by the artist Golan Levin, who walked him through the minting process the day after his 2021 graduation.⁵