Emma Akmakdjian is an installation artist whose creative research draws comparisons between systems of the body and the environment to understand how we personify place and develop identity through our interactions with non- human nature.

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Emma is an MFA candidate at UCLA in Design | Media Arts. She received her Bachelor of Arts from CSU Channel Islands and has studied at L’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, Italy. Residing in Southern California, Emma collaborates with scientists and cross-cultural communities to bridge Art and Science.

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