april 23, 2026 - “après l’après-midi d’un faune”
durational site-specific installation.
an exploration of set-making, functional space-making, and narrative, the installation staged a scene “of something having just happened”; the performers have disappeared, but the props and set pieces remain. the installation functions as an interpolation of the ballet “l’après-midi d’un faune” by vaslav nijinsky to present natural and mock elements mimicking each other in order to provoke an examination of ways in which sets, theater, media blur the line between real, imagined, and constructed, as well as the ways in which suspensions of disbelief can help us to re-imagine they way we think about spaces.
materials: temporary stage (~16x32’), drywall and metal studs fabricated into a free-standing room (8x8x8’), ceramic tiles, flatscreen tvs (2), alumnium ladders (2), construction work lights (2), construction hanging light, green light, extension cables, sony stereo, fake rock covers (5), goose decoys (4), coyote decoy, alligator head decoys (3), trail cams (2), ghillie suit, plastic monster gloves, vintage mirror, natural rocks and branches
media components: trail cam live feed (2), durational sound work (4hrs, altered recording of creek and birds transitioning to sounds of frogs and crickets).
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(1) feb 7, 2026 - “trash tvs”
site specific media archive installation.
plucked from the streets of la, 9 flat screen tv’s were shown in their found condition in a 7x15‘ storage space. 5 screens were shown with functioning displays, and 4 with broken displays. materials: found flat screen tvs (8), cellular trail cam (1), found furniture (table, bench), found backyard stereo, personal items (brass rabbit, 9mm bullet casings), extension cables
media components: multi-channel video work (using some of the documentation from “noaf” alongside two other video works), electronic score from “noaf”, trail cam live feed of the room displayed back into the room.
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(2) may 15, 2025 - “noaf.live”
digital installation and performance for instagram live.
duration: 4.5hr, 5:30am-10:00am
this project was a study on 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
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n.k. iriel hornung is a writer, sound and media artist from philadelphia, based in LA.
n.k.iriel.hornung@proton.me
@1111.iiii.0000.iriel
education
2026 - california institute of the arts
mfa in creative writing, integrated media
primary advisors - matias viegener, scott benzel
assisting advisors - brian evenson, jess arndt, kai-luen liang, harry dodge
2016 - syracuse university
bachelors in industrial and interaction design
publications
2024 - “mystica” - full-length poetry collection - self-published with fireball press
2024 - “cupid cuts themself for psyche” - petrichor magazine
2024 - “gay god” - poet’s row magazine
readings
2026 - “next words” - junior high, la
2025 - “proxy, chimera, oracle” - the reef, la
2025 - “glitch” - cevera yoon gallery, la
2025 - “notifications” - lot 49 books, philadelphia
2024 - “hyperspring” - pottery gym, philadelphia
2024 - “poet’s row reading series” - trestle inn, philadelphia
2024 - “poet’s row anthology release” - james oliver gallery, philadelphia
2023 - “reunion poetry festival” - lot 49 books, philadelphia
exhibitions
2026 - “après l’après-midi d’un faune” - site-specific installation - calarts, la
2026 - “trash tvs” - site-specific media installation - calarts, la
2026 - “new orders” (text contribution) - video game by naomi sam - rip space, la
2025 - “noaf.live” - media installation and performance - calarts, la
2024 - “he!re$$” - media performance, theater of the flat imagination, philadelphia
residencies
2023 - arte ventura residency - artist-in-resident - aracena, spain
2023 - nes artist residency - artist-in-resident - skagaströnd, iceland
grants/awards
2026, 2025, 2024 - calarts critical studies student development grant
2026, 2025, 2024 - calarts merit scholarship
2025 - calarts student union grant
2025 - calarts interdisciplinary project grant
2023 - warman school - poetry fellowship
dramaturgy
2026 - “if we had a bounce house” - thesis performance - dir. brian golden
2025 - “living landscapes” - thesis performance - dir. zelia zz tan
teaching
2026 - calarts - imaging culture: intro to visual anthropology - teaching assistant
2025 - calarts - intro to critical studies - teaching assistant
2021 - upenn - interfacing cultures: ux design - guest lecturer
2015 - syracuse university - 2d creative processes - co-instructor
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