Biography

MAGNETIC SPACE BUBBLE (Sophie Gentle Capshaw-Mack) is a hyperspatial artist who investigates the ontology of consciousness through her creative practice. She has earned financial support for her work from New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), United States Artists, Creative Pinellas, Adams Morgan Business Improvement District (AdMoBID), the City of Orlando, and the North Carolina Arts Council. Her prismatic artwork—which blends technology, environmental ethics, and cosmological speculation—has been exhibited in six countries across three continents.

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. Her 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).

Artist Statement

"Guided by my neurodivergence, I investigate the ontology of consciousness through hyperspatial, ecological, and feminist motifs. I explore emerging cosmological paradigms while unraveling ingrained notions of hegemonic domination, binary logic, and anthropocentrism. To examine the liminal connections linking consciousness, self, and 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. I realized this almost a decade ago, during my fifth and final psychiatric ward stay, when the constant feeling of being misunderstood morphed into an epiphany: channel it all into art.

My emotions, states of being, and hopes for the world are most accessible to others through art. I've learned to alchemize ideas and experiences into prismatic dreamscapes, often incorporating discarded materials as an ode to the Earth. I ultimately view the 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 the exploitative systems of power that govern our present. 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. I find excitement and liberation in ripping up my art only to completely transform it into something new. This process of destruction, adaptation, and configuration defines my artistic alchemy.”