Incorporating real time human creation with augmented reality to illustrate improbable hybrids with holograms.

Several types of giant flowers bloom atop a large steel flowerpot in downtown Seattle.

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum JUNE 28, 2019 – JANUARY 5, 2020

Project Aurora (2022) now permanently on display at the National Nordic Museum, makes use of 34,560 individual LED lights and AI to recreate an elusive natural phenomenon. Real images of the Aurora Borealis appear randomized. AI dreams within the parameters set by Ruffner and her collaborators. In its ideation and fabrication, Ruffner partnered with legendary video game developer Ed Fries, former Microsoft Vice President and leader of the team who developed Xbox, and Dr. Wanda Gregory, scholar of gaming at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Upcoming exhibition at the Bainbridge Art Museum A tapestry featuring holographic images seen through your phone's camera.

Temporarily installed over a Second Avenue sidewalk in Seattle, the three Wings were permanently installed on the exterior of the Tacoma Art Museum.