about
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Sophie Gentle Capshaw-Mack (aka @magneticspacebubble) is an experimental eco-artist who investigates the nature of consciousness through her multidisciplinary creative practice. She holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, where she was an Environmental Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a full-tuition merit-based scholarship, graduating Phi Beta Kappa (top 1% of her class). While at UNC, she was awarded the prestigious Burch Fellowship and served as a Parr Center for Ethics Fellow.
Sophie lives in Seminole, Florida and has earned financial support from New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), United States Artists, Creative Pinellas, Adams Morgan Business Improvement District, and the North Carolina Arts Council. Her installation-based artwork—which blends technology, environmental ethics, and ontological speculation—has been exhibited in six countries across three continents. Sophie's advocacy work and creative pursuits have been recognized by the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) and featured in several media outlets including The Guardian, The Associated Press, and Baidu (百度).
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“Guided by my neurodivergence, I investigate the nature of consciousness through my multidisciplinary art practice. Inspired by ontological questions of existence, I explore the liminal connections linking the mind, self, and external reality.
I approach the creative process as a simultaneous expression of play and philosophical inquiry, viewing my art as an ever-evolving vessel for exploration and connection. Ultimately, I view this dialectical process between concept and creation as an inherent art form in and of itself – even more so than any individual output that society deems to be a ‘work’ of art. I believe that the fundamental art I am creating comes first and foremost in the form of insights, inquiries, and approaches.
The tangible artistic forms that materialize emerge from inhabiting such divergent ways of thinking, reflecting the multilayered aspects of reality and perception. With imaginative inquiry as my preferred apparatus, I gravitate toward lesser-explored conceptual realms that challenge ingrained societal notions of hegemonic domination, binary logic, and anthropocentric states of existence.
In doing so, I seek to replace these convictions with boundless optimism and a vision of universal cooperation. Through my art practice, I aspire to help cultivate greater levels of compassion, curiosity, and conscious expansion—both in myself and others.”