Ed S. Johnston
Lucid Voxelations
My work approaches time as a lived dimension—one that can be shaped, shared and encountered through form. Through computational processes, I translate moments of attention into spatial structures that hold traces of memory and perception, becoming transformed artifacts of consciousness. Drawing from meditative practices, I construct experiences that invite viewers into sustained reflection—where time becomes spatial and attention becomes tangible.
Portfolio: edsjohnston.com
Cloud Passage - Lucid Voxelations Series | Projected Video & Animation | 1 minute | 2025 | Music Credits: "(Ambient) Fleur" - Kirk Osamayo [CC BY, FMA]
Cloud Passage - Lucid Voxelations Series | Illuminated 3D-printed Sculpture, Translucent PLA | 36" x 10" x 10" | Exhibited With Projected Media | 2025
Details of Cloud Passage
Through Branches - Lucid Voxelations Series | Projected Video & Animation | 2:12 | 2025 | Music Credits: "Relief" - Syouki Takahashi [Licensed via Pixabay]
Through Branches - Lucid Voxelations Series | Illuminated 3D-printed Sculpture, Translucent PLA | 30" x 10" x 12" | Exhibited With Projected Media | 2025
Details of Through Branches
Ed S. Johnston is a computational artist and designer working across moving image, digital fabrication, and immersive spatial installations. Johnston studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Notre Dame before receiving an MFA from the University of Michigan. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through the Lumen Prize, SIGGRAPH, Generative Art Venice, LACDA, the Krasl Art Center and many other venues. Johnston is the past recipient of grants from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Jean Paul Slusser Fellowships and multiple Kean University research grants. Johnston has presented at ISEA, TEDxNavesink, Codes and Modes and other peer-reviewed venues. Johnston is an Associate Professor in the Robert Busch School of Design at Kean University’s Michael Graves College in Union, New Jersey.