M Eilo explores disability as a hotbed of innovation
M Eilo (N): a San Francisco Artist and Creative Technologist
My work has been generously supported by the Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, United States Artists, Wattis Foundation, Zellerbach Foundation Ars Electronia, TED, DHMD Museum, BOZAR, the Smithsonian Institution, Kennedy Center. and our Patrons.
Art Museum from Bed
Community engaged sculpture project bringing art into the homes and hands of disabled folks.
Masking Machine
A wearable autism prosthetic that simulates eye contact and uses facial mapping to mask my face in public
Tape Faces
Portraits of disabled strangers I met on public transit in 2019. Documenting our wild, textured, and improvised approach to life
Art Armor
A custom wearable sculpture made for a fat trans community member which is now creating a 10 year long performance
AI Acne
What faces can you see? What faces can the computer see? AI Acne visualizes the vast difference.
Masking Machine
Recursive AI self portraits made using facial mapping beauty app reveal as much about the tool as they do about the artist.
Our work has been featured at DHMD Museum, BOZAR, Ars Electronica, SomArts, TED, the Exploratorium, SFMoMA (uninvited), the YBCA (uninvited), the Wattis Institute, XOXO, the Armory Show, the Seattle International Film Festival, the Smithsonian Institution and Kennedy Center.