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Y2PaintRachel Rossin

December 19, 2025

(Film 1 of 4) Surrounded by the flashing lights, massive screens, and the frenetic energy of Times Square, artist Rachel Rossin reflects on the implications of technology on our minds, bodies, and society. Documenting the practice of an artist who is equally curious and critical about our rapidly advancing technological landscape, this series of four films explores how she experiments with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR), reaffirms the importance of embodied making, and contemplates what it means to be human in our new, hybrid world. “A lot of my work is about autonomy,” says Rossin. “I think that helps us understand where we are.” Whether using technology to collaborate with her 14-year-old self, building autonomous sculptures powered with bioenergy, or crafting interactive narratives in virtual reality, Rossin’s works offer new and insightful perspectives on what it means to be human in an increasingly digital world. 

Credits

Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski. Series Producer: Ian Forster. Director of Development: Lolita Fierro. Associate Director of Communications: Hannah DeGarmo. Associate Curator: Jurrell Lewis. Curatorial Assistant: Noor Tamari.

Production Company: Rava Films. Producers: Ava Wiland & Rafael Salazar Moreno. Managing Producer: Danielle Davis.

Director/Producer: Rafael Salazar Moreno. Cinematography: Rafael Salazar Moreno. Additional Cinematography: Jan Inge Solberg. Assistant Camera: Jules Rico. Editor: Russell Yaffe. Colorist: Russell Yaffe. Sound Mix: Russell Yaffe. Additional Editing: Sam Klein. Music: Spacelute. Composers: Troy Herion & J.R. Narrows. Title Design: Alina Rancier.

Artwork Courtesy: Rachel Rossin, Albion Jeune, BRINTZ + COUNTY, & Magenta Plains

Special Thanks: Albion Jeune

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Closed captionsAvailable in English, German, Romanian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian

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Rachel Rossin

Rachel Rossin was born in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts and Science from Florida State University. A self-taught programmer working in painting, installation, and virtual reality, Rossin examines the slippage between virtual and physical space, building hybrid sites for escape and reflection.

“A lot of my work is about autonomy. I think that helps us understand where we are.”

Rachel Rossin