Carmen Aguilar y Wedge

Mi historia

I am a Mexican-American artist, designer, and creative based in San Francisco, California.  I have spent the past 10 years directing exciting projects integrating speculative design, technology, architecture, and storytelling. As co-founder of Hyphen-Labs, I led multi-disciplinary creative teams developing immersive installations and experiences that have toured galleries, museums and festivals.  NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism introduced me to the "art world" and continues to be toured and referenced to as a groundbreaking work of new - trans- media art, exhibited internationally at nationally Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Somerset House, Ars Electronica and Art Basel. In 2018, Hyphen-Labs joined the talent roster for the award winning production company, Mssng Peces working on commercial - public facing work with corporate clients such as Google, Meta, the National Safety Commission and Intel and a feature .​​​ 

My background in engineering and interaction design has given me a keen understanding of the pipeline from design to production and fabrication.  My practice as an artist has given me the opportunity to develop my storytelling and narrative skills, crafting digital and physical experiences that invite curiosity, humor, and connection.  

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Some of my proudest moment include receiving the United States Artists Fellowship, Ida B Ruben Fellowship at MIT, Eyeo Curatorial Fellowship, and winning a Cannes Lions, D&AD Pencils, and ADC Cubes for innovation in experience design.

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My curiosity has led me to living a life filled with play and connection through physical theater and the study of folly.  Through my work, I have seen how comedy and laughter function as a catalyst for connection and I am keen to explore our relationship to humor and why we find funny, funny. I like to ask questions, including but not limited to:  "Is it funny?"  Why has the archetype of the fool endured throughout diverse timelines and cultures? How can we harness collective play to connect the physical, emotional and even the digital? 

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