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
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. Originally created for mobile devices as part of the Hyundai Terrace Commission at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2025, now updated for print with a new preface.
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2025
Multi-screen version animation, software
Marina Zurkow and James Schmitz
Animation: Ewan Creed
Research: David Guzman
Photo Documentation: Michael HullPresented by Midnight Moment, co-presented by Times Square Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Armory Show
This work is part of the project:
A multi-channel animation that journeys through a complex choreography of ecological and social systems, The River is a Circle (Times Square Edition) by artists Marina Zurkow and James Schmitz depicts a split view of the Hudson River that spans centuries. Below the water, we encounter schools of fish, oyster reefs, maritime wreckage and divers; above the water,…
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2025
Vinyl stickers, temporary tattoos, acrylic paint, cardboard
Created for the pop up group show Apophenia in Saugerties NY, curated by Abigail Simon.
Beware the cat (and her ladies). Beware the mouse, not only the snake. Beware the hand that feeds the bite that pets the cat that holds the whole. Beware the confidence that images will always perform. Be aware of logos of smiles that are actually smirks. Beware of brand bibles. Let images loose, let them…
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