Susan Snipes
Waiting for Your Response - August 14th till November
OPENFEED 2025 Residency Artist -
She creates immersive, real-time media installations that explore the intersection of technology and human experience. Using objects, visuals, sound, and interactive elements, her work challenges perceptions and invites viewers to engage with evolving digital landscapes. Her innovative creations contribute to the dialogue around art and technology in Erie’s vibrant Downtown Arts District. See it for yourself Thursday 12-5pm thru Saturday 12-8pm at FEED.
You can be part of the art by submitting a post via https://www.waitingforyourresponse.com/. What would you say to someone you lost touch with?
All of the messages can be read here: https://www.waitingforyourresponse.com/submissions
The Work:
Texts, emails, voicemails, social chats, and other digital messages inundate me daily, blurring the line between “in real life” (IRL) and virtual connections. Technologies proclaiming to connect frequently leave me feeling isolated and overwhelmed. This installation blends recorded and live communications by projecting fragments of unanswered digital communications over physical “return to sender” letters and mixing voice recordings with live feedback. My work underscores the unfulfilled longing for intimacy that digital culture amplifies. I aim to create spaces where viewers can reflect on the quality of their communications and consider intentional, authentic ways to connect in an increasingly mixed reality world.
Artist Bio
Susan Snipes is an interdisciplinary artist based in Cleveland, Ohio, whose media installations respond to the anxieties and disconnection of the digital age. Working with video, sound, digital devices, and often incorporating user-contributed content and interactive elements, she creates immersive spaces that invite reflection and dialogue. Her work encourages audiences to explore their own roles within an interconnected reality where virtual and physical boundaries are increasingly blurred.
@susansnipesart
https://susansnipes.com
Susan holds an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. Susan has exhibited nationally with highlights including The Listener’s Gallery in San Antonio, Texas, CalArts in Valencia, California, and CAN Triennial at The Sculpture Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work has been featured in publications such as Collective Arts Network Journal and The Earthkeepers Handbook, curated by Kim Abeles and Whitefeather Hunter.
An active advocate for her community, Susan founded NEO Art Opportunities to connect Northeast Ohio artists with exhibitions and other resources. She also established UNDERSTORY, a contemporary art space in Cleveland dedicated to showcasing emerging conceptual and media artists, with the goal of making art more accessible to the public.
General Artist Statement
My artistic practice explores the friction between virtual and real-world experiences, where anxiety, longing, and connection exist in dynamic tension across everyday life. My work combines video, sound, and sculpture into media installations that consider how technology shapes our relationships. I work with digital devices (repurposed phones, tablets, and speakers), mirrors and reflective surfaces, and low-tech media (like stethoscopes and projectors). I often incorporate participatory elements, encouraging viewers to engage physically and emotionally with my work. What drives me as an artist is a desire to stay present in an overstimulated, hyperconnected world. I create reflective, immersive experiences that invite viewers to slow down, notice their surroundings, and consider more intentional, embodied ways of connecting.
