Moisture Sensor Circuit Board

SHANTELL MARTIN (B.1980)
Moisture Sensor Circuit Board
circuit board
3 x 2 inches (7.6 x 5.1 cm)
Executed in 2014.

PROVENANCE:
Shantell Martin Studio, Los Angeles

EXHIBITED:
New Britain, CT, New Britain Museum of American Art, NEW/NOW: Shantell Martin, October 2020–April 2021

NOTES:
Part of Shantell Martin’s series exploring the intersection of technology and visual expression, Moisture Sensor Circuit Board (2014) reimagines a utilitarian object as a site for artistic intervention. The etched board features Martin’s signature abstract face and linear motifs, emphasizing connectivity - both literal and conceptual. The work merges engineering aesthetics with hand-drawn intimacy, reflecting the artist’s early investigations into form, systems, and narrative..