RANGER LIU (they/them) is an artist and astrophysicist interested in using abstract theoretical structures as a tool for communicating subjective lived experience. They aim to bridge the gap between "subjective" and "objective" knowledge by cross-applying their truth-making methodologies. Their work uses scientific frameworks, including (but not limited to) math, astronomy, physics, and linguistics, to develop physical processes for sonic, visual, and sculptural composition and performance.
Ranger's work has been shown at CURRENTS New Media Festival, the Joint Mathematics Meeting Art Exhibition, Parsons School of Design, Wonderville NYC, and AbSciCon. Their work has been published by New Interfaces for Musical Expression, ACM Symposium for Computational Fabrication, and Bridges Math Art. They have been invited to speak at CURRENTS New Media Festival, Berklee College of Music, Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Washington. They will be an artist-in-residence at I-Park Foundation in 2025 and at Peter Bullough Foundation in 2026.
Ranger was born in Manhattan and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. They hold an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design and BA degrees in Astrophysics and Computer Science from Columbia University. They are currently an Astronomy PhD student at the University of Washington studying technosignatures as part of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.