Zurkow is a media artist focused on near-impossible nature and culture intersections, and fostering intimate connections between humans, other species, and planetary agents. Her work spans gallery installations and unconventional public participatory projects.
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Simons Foundation Triangle Program Awardee for radio work
Zurkow, alongside scientist Becca Franks and producing partner Galen Joseph-Hunter/Wave Farm were awarded a 2026 Triangle Program award to create Lateral Lines. Premiering in spring 2027, this algorithmic radio work enters the sensory world of carp fish through their lateral line, the sensory organ through which they experience vibration, current and pressure. It functions as a sense akin to both human hearing and proprioception, and leads us to explore symmetry, research, and new mythopoetics. Co-writers Gal Nissim and Abigail Simon; composers David Sardy and Suzanne Thorpe.
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“Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman” at The Frist Museum, Nashville Tennessee
Sept 25, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman features 16 artists working with both analog and emergent technologies to visualize the interrelationship between humanity, other species, and the earth itself.
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2026
3-run screenprint
23-1/4 x 39 inches
Edition: 55Produced in collaboration with Graphicstudio (USF, Tampa Florida)
This work is part of the project:
I’m excited that today is the launch of three new prints produced in collaboration with the INCREDIBLE team at graphicstudio at USF in Tampa. Here’ s the first one called The Churn.
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2026
Clay, mason stain
Dimensions variable (10″-15″ tall)This work is part of the project:
Clay fish-human hybrids
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2026
Paperback, 6.87″ x 4.25,” full color, perfect bound, 116 pages
Design: Faith Kaufman Printed at Mixam
This work is part of the project:
The glossary for Zurkow & Schmitz’s generative artwork The River is a Circle is now available as a book.
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