"Schumann Resonance Conduction Unit," 2015–2020, Plywood, electronics, helmet conch, woolly mammoth tooth, yellow wire nut, yellow ear plug, Sanyo recorder, welded steel tube, felt, transducers, custom electronics, audio, 48 x 42 x 30 in. Photo: Mario Gallucci
Jack Tuttle Snell-Ryan is an interdisciplinary artist, independent curator, and long-time member and board member of Ditch Projects.
His practice explores trance and contemporary culture through the conduits of sonic theory and sculpture. Snell-Ryan’s work has been exhibited in Portland2012 and Portland2016 Biennials, presented by Disjecta Contemporary Art Center; PDX CONTEMPORARY ART and The Art Gym at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon; the American University Museum, Hirshorn Museum, and The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC; Consolidated Works, Seattle, Washington; MICA, Baltimore, Maryland; Maison Laurentine, Aubepierre-sur-Aube, France; The Palace of Fine Arts-Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt; Dublin Electronics Arts Festival, Dublin, Ireland; Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland; and The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada. His research has been supported by the Oregon Arts Commission, Djerassi Resident Artist Program, The Precipice Grant in partnership with Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Calligram Foundation, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Ryan received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.