Profile

For over fifteen years the artists and engineers at Roto Studio have created interactive, multi-media, site- and audience-specific artworks for museums, zoos and aquariums, hospitals and other unique public destinations.  

We strive to create highly accessible, participatory art, such that the visitor becomes an active part of the expression.  Many of our installations are musical or kinetic in nature, and we work in a wide array of media and styles.  We want to express a celebration of life, promote social interaction and provide engaging outlets for human creativity, often seeking the juxtaposition of contrasting themes for humorous or dramatic effect.

We focus on site-specific commissions for corporate, institutional and public-sector clients seeking powerful, immediate connections with their audience.

We are a full-time design + production group comprised of the following talented people.

 

Bridgette Mariea (principal)

Creates the context for a successful project environment, integrating the creative process among artists, technical needs and client expectations.  Easy to talk to and good at fixing things when they break.

 

Neil Baker (principal)

Award-winning designer and lead artist, Neil's visual style and command of all media produces some of Roto's most striking pieces.  Adept problem-solver, rarely satisfied with first solutions, works really late into the night.

 

Allen Boerger (principal)

Designer, writer and producer, Allen creates and art-directs many of our conceptual projects, develops our character-driven work, and produces much of our a/v content. 

 

Joseph Wisne (principal)

Veteran of the interactive "hands on" field, Joe specializes in developing new experiential ideas which resonate with specific audiences and reflect the context of the installation.

 

Randy Hinderer (principal)

Former salvage diver and submersible pilot, Randy uses his knowlege of pumps, valves and the laws of physics to create the functional parts of anything that squirts, splashes or oozes water, fog, oil and other fluids.

 

 

Caroline Garas

Versatile conceptual designer capable of a wide range of invention.  The daughter of architects, speaks fluent Arabic. 

Jennifer Ives

As the administrative captain, Jennifer will answer the phone when you call, tell you a joke, and track down another person on this list from back in the workshop. 

Terry Jones

Valuable detail designer, adept at getting crazy ideas to actually work on paper, and then in the field.  Terry is all about precision, ensuring that installations work as intended for real world public visitors.  He also makes intricate cut-paper cards in his spare time.

Young Kim

Designer and art director, specializing in the use and adaptation of strange and (formerly) incompatible materials.  Can make a light bulb grow fur.

Jim Koepnick

Engineer, musician, programmer.  Jim develops circuit boards and codes microprocessors to behave in new and interesting ways. 

Ray Morrow

Craftsman, machinist, sculptor of wood, Ray builds beautiful forms and is our key developer of graceful mechanical systems.

Melissa Proctor

As the newest member of our collaboration, Melissa's job as Production Assistant is to be everywhere and do everything, all at the same time.  (Welcome to the studio.)

Sean Ramsay

Talented producer/director and a veteran of foreign travel, Sean brings ideas and execution together with a wealth of insight and practicality.  Check out his Nepal site.

Meghan Schofield

Designer and art director with strongly graphic-driven style, exemplary sense of color.  Knows the names for 47 different shades of "lavender."

Dan Walker

An audio-visual and multimedia technology specialist, Dan designs the innovative systems that make Roto's digital creations come to life. 

AJ Wangler

Every Roto commission requires intensive site installation preparation and integration.  AJ is the zen master.  Drives all night, climbs razor wire fences, as needed.