The Tools We Carry, 1996
Digital Installation With Three Shovels, variable dimensions
Colin Ives was born in 1965 in Ottawa, Canada. He received his BA in arts and religion from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1987, and his MFA in intermedia and video art from the University of Iowa in 1994. Ives is currently an assistant professor and the director of the digital arts program at the University of Oregon. He works primarily on technological sculptures that focus on ecological issues, and uses technology to create interactive installations. Ives has lectured at numerous universities around the world, and has received many fellowships and residencies. His work has been exhibited widely, including at the Delaware Art Museum; the Contemporary Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland; and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.