brilliant you

2021, 2022, 2025
Interactive Installation
Materials: mylar paper, fan, carpet, sharpie marker, paper, bells, nylon rope

A person lying on a white rug on a dark floor in front of a reflective silver backdrop, with their head turned to the side and eyes closed.

brilliant you is an interactive installation, made up of written scores and participatory prompts with corresponding objects, materials and environments that examine individual and collective presence through the reflection, reconstruction, and manipulation of mylar-paper. The installation is experienced through ‘open-hours’ which are dedicated to the public's independent activation of the installation. During this time, the public is invited to imprint, be with and arrange themselves in different ways amongst and within the highly-reflective mirror-like paper. 

* brilliant you is site-specific - the scores, prompts, corresponding environments adapt to meet the space with which it is shared in.

brilliant you x Gowanus Open Studios

Oct 18,19, 2025

Presented by: Gowanus Open studios 2025

Sound design by: Charlotte Stickles

Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Person wearing reflective emergency blanket with a backpack, walking in a dark environment surrounded by crumpled reflective material.
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Two people lying on the floor covered with crumpled silver foil, both wearing sunglasses and casual clothes, inside a dark room with black walls.
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki
Photography by Evan Ray Suzuki

Photography by: Evan Ray Suzuki

brilliant you x Dumbo

Sept 16, 2022
Presented by: MotiVE Brooklyn 

video footage: Angel Acuña Del Villar

An art installation of numerous silver tinsel-like strips hanging against a stone wall, with a white informational sign on a stand to the right.

An art installation of numerous silver tinsel-like strips hanging against a stone wall, with a white informational sign on a stand to the right.

A woman wearing a green shirt and black cap walking along a stone wall with multiple set of installed silver-colored tiles or badges. In the foreground, there is a table with brochures, QR codes, and informational pamphlets.

A woman wearing a green shirt and black cap walking along a stone wall with multiple set of installed silver-colored tiles or badges. In the foreground, there is a table with brochures, QR codes, and informational pamphlets.

A wall made of stone bricks with a small round hole and a black object inside it. There is a string with metallic rectangular flags hanging in front of the wall. The flags reflect light.

A wall made of stone bricks with a small round hole and a black object inside it. There is a string with metallic rectangular flags hanging in front of the wall. The flags reflect light.

A wooden bench with four black and white markers resting on it. A yellow paper with handwritten instructions is placed on the bench, with the person's feet in sneakers visible at the bottom of the image.

A wooden bench with four black and white markers resting on it. A yellow paper with handwritten instructions is placed on the bench, with the person's feet in sneakers visible at the bottom of the image.

People exhibit during an art installation featuring strips of crinkled aluminum foil hanging from a horizontal black bar against a stone wall.

People exhibit during an art installation featuring strips of crinkled aluminum foil hanging from a horizontal black bar against a stone wall.

brilliant you x Triskelion Arts

Sept 25 + 26 2021
Presented by: Triskelion Arts
Sound design by: Charlotte Stickles
Lighting by: Matthew Morris

A reflective metal surface with handwritten blue and black markings and some blurred background elements.
Two people standing near a metal gate in an alleyway at dusk, one with a backpack and the other wearing a vest, graffiti on the wall, and a dark sky overhead.
People playing the game 'score pool of prisms' at an outdoor event, with one person arranging prismatic objects on a wall, and another person kneeling near a metallic foil surface.
A person lying on a fluffy pink blanket surrounded by crumpled silver metallic sheets and foil, partially covered with a pink towel, wearing sunglasses, a yellow long-sleeve shirt, with a face mask pulled down below her chin, and a wristwatch on her
A metal surface with small black paper notes attached with white tape, some with hand-drawn faces and text, including a face with glasses and one with a messy hairstyle, and notes with handwritten text.
An outdoor scene with a wooden and metal fence, a small sign, a bench, three black stools, and a small area of artificial grass. The sky is blue, and there are some trees and buildings visible in the background.
People are standing behind a shiny, metallic curtain with their hands raised, outdoors on a sunny day with trees and buildings in the background.