Will Allstetter
I am an artist, writer, and engineer between NYC and Boston.
I am a fellow and grad student at
MIT's Art, Culture, and Technology
department. I have a BA in Computer Science and English Literature from Brown.
This summer, I am working at
IBM Research
on their incubation team.
My design and commercial work is done through
Absent Rook Hypermedia
.
You can (and should) reach out to me on
Instagram
or via email at
will@willallstetter.com
.
I'm also on
Are.na
, but less chatty there.
Transmediale 2026 writeup for
Hypebeast
YouTube frames from 12:00am to 12:59am
https://hypersynchronism.com/
image transfer pixel by pixel
Algorithmic sublime spiritualism essay for
Syntax
The rhetorical push behind AI image generation @ ICP for
Document Journal
Local Are.na vector search
Essay on affect theory and Wikipedia in Are.na Annual Volume 6
(email me for a copy)
The Interface vs the Archive for
Cursor Magazine
Cloud infrastructure exploration for
Document Journal
Embodied way of navigating a physical library using vector search, prototype with the
Tangible Media Group
Class roundup for
Imperfect Pictures
, which I assistant-taught for Molly Soda at the School for Poetic Computation in
2025
and
2024
Mercer Labs review for
Dwell
"Refresh" Exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Luna Luna review for
Dwell
infinite entertainment value
I provided "AI Consultation" on this project at ArkDes
Broken Images and the Alt Text that Remains
Sega Bodega interview for
Document Journal
Molly Soda interview for
i-D
Eckhaus Latta FW24 for
Document Journal
Visiting artist at the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve, 2023.