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..