feb 7, 2026 - “trash tvs”
site specific media archive installation.
collected over the span of 4-5 months, 9 flat screen tv’s were shown in their found condition, some with curiously broken displays. materials: found flat screen tvs (8), cellular trail cam (1), found furniture (table, bench), personal items (brass rabbit, 9mm bullet casings), extension cables, found backyard stereo.
components: multi-channel video work using some of the documentation from “noaf” alongside two other video works, and a trail cam feed of the room, displayed in the room.
may 15, 2025 - “noaf.live”
digital installation and performance for instagram live.
duration: 4.5hr, 5:30am-10:00am
this project was a study for space and scripts.
materials: construction fencing (4 sides), palm trees (24), uv/bug netting, morning glory bush, lights (4), carpet (area of room), pa system (2 speakers, 1 subwoofer), prop glock 17s (3), ketamine (1g), found furniture (side table, bench), personal items (antique mirror, singing bowl, jacaranda blossoms, couch cushions, computer, iphones (3), ipad, paper mache masks, extension cables, spraypaint, “costume” - neck gaiters (4), sunglasses (4)
components: live video stream, live video modulation, instrumental sound piece, improvised performance
performers: @mob0dy, , ,
n.k. iriel hornung is a
writer
currently based
LA.
n.k.iriel.hornung@proton.me
@1111.iiii.0000.iriel
education
2026 - california institute of the arts
mfa in creative writing, integrated media
mentor - matias viegener
assisting advisors - scott benzel, brian evenson, jess arndt, kai-luen liang
2023 - warman school
poetry workshop w/ la warman
2016 - syracuse university
bachelors in industrial design
publications/exhibitions/readings
2026 - “trash tvs” - media installation - calarts
2026 - “new orders” by naomi sam (text contribution)
2025 - “noaf.live” - media installation and performance - calarts
2025 - reading - the reef, la
2025 - reading - cevera yoon gallery, la
2025 - reading - lot 49 books, philly
2024 - “angel cowboi” - poetry collection - self-published
2024 - “cupid cuts themself for psyshe” - poem - petrichor journal
2024 - “gay god” - poem - poet’s row
2023 - reading - poet’s row / james oliver gallery, philly
residencies
2023 - arte ventura residency - aracena, spain
2023 - nes artist residency - skagastrond, iceland
grants/awards
2025 - calarts student union grant
2025 - calarts interdisciplinary project grant
2024-2026 - calarts critical studies student development grant
2024-2026 - calarts merit scholarship
dramaturgy
2026 - “if we had a bounce house” - brian golden
2025 - “living landscapes” - zelia zz tan
teaching
2026 - calarts - imaging culture: intro to visual anthropology - ta for niki rousso-schindler
2025 - calarts - intro to critical studies - ta for andrea (andy) fontenot
2021 - upenn - interfacing cultures - guest lecture on wireframing and prototyping
2015 - syracuse university - 2D creative processes - ta/co-instructor with juan juarez
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