Susan Snipes
What We Share That We Cannot See
Two stations, each with a computer, digital stethoscope, headphones, and audio-reactive software program
Available for Loan

Video calls, smartphone interactions, and virtual communications fill my life. These technologies intended to connect often leave me feeling isolated and disembodied. My work emerges from a longing for embodied connection. By integrating mindfulness, technology, and interactivity, I seek to create shared, embodied experiences that bridge the physical distances between viewers. Drawing on phenomenological principles, What We Share That We Cannot See emphasizes the body’s role in how we engage with the world. Using the transmission and reception of live bodily rhythms between participants, my work highlights the fundamental similarities that connect us all, fostering moments of shared presence. Through these feedback loops, I aim to cultivate mindfulness in viewers, encouraging them to recognize their innate similarities with others, regardless of physical separation.

Artist Bio

Susan Snipes is an interdisciplinary artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. Her media installations respond to the anxieties and disconnection that often characterize the digital age. Through a practice that spans various mediums and frequently involves interactivity, she creates spaces for reflection and dialogue, inviting audiences to explore their own roles within an interconnected existence where the lines between virtual and physical realities are often entangled.


Susan is pursuing an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at the Vermont College of Fine Arts and holds a B.A. in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. She founded NEO Art Opportunities to connect Northeast Ohio artists with grants, exhibitions, and other opportunities and established UNDERSTORY, a contemporary art space in Cleveland for emerging, conceptually-driven, and digital artists. Her work is featured in private collections and has been exhibited nationwide.