Code: Art 2025 Artist Talk with Josh Miller

540 Ramona St Palo Alto, 94301 October 17, 2025 
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540 Ramona St Palo Alto, 94301 FREE and Open to the Public https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Arts-Sciences/Public-Art-Program/CodeART

Come by the gallery on October 17 at 6:45 pm, for an Artist Talk with Code: ART Artist Josh Miller. Miller will have his interactive installation out front of the gallery during the run of the festival. 

 

Featured Installation: Time Stretched Thin

Time Stretched Thin invites participants to connect with the present moment, offering a playful yet thought-provoking exploration of time and movement. This installation isn’t just meant to be seen - it’s meant to be experienced, leaving viewers with a sense of wonder and a fresh perspective on the fleeting moments we share.

Imagine light as your brush and the darkness before you as your canvas. Step into the installation and begin creating by moving in front of a camera, where a custom slit-scan algorithm captures and transforms your motion - stretching and compressing it over time. The result: a fluid, ever-evolving tapestry of light and motion projected onto a large screen, where each movement becomes a luminous ribbon of color and form. Dance, gesture, and stillness blend into a living artwork where time itself becomes the medium.

 

About the Artist

Josh Miller is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges art, design, and software development. His practice focuses on creating interactive installations and user-focused digital experiences that have been exhibited both locally and internationally.

Josh’s installations have appeared at venues including MAD Arts Museum (Miami), Napa Lighted Arts Festival, LUMA Festival (Binghamton), InLight (Richmond, VA), and Dlectricity (Detroit). His work has also been featured on the Manhattan Bridge (DUMBO Projection Project), at Canal Convergence (Scottsdale, AZ), and during GLEAM at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Madison, WI). Through each project, he invites audiences into active participation, transforming technology into a tool for expression, connection, and reflection.

 

Code:ART 2025 October 16-25
Nightly | 6-10 p.m.
October 16-18 - Meet the Artists

 

Code:ART 2025 is a free, interactive media art festival that transforms downtown Palo Alto into a vibrant hub of light, sound, and imagination from October 16-25, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Presented by the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program, the festival launches with five site-specific installations from October 16-18, including a centerpiece at Lytton Plaza and four hands-on art experiences where visitors can meet the artists. These installations by local, national, and international artists reimagine downtown plazas, alleys, and public spaces in inventive ways - featuring dynamic projections, immersive environments, responsive sound, light, and game-based experiences.

 

Each night from October 16–25, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Palo Alto City Hall façade will come alive with stunning 8-story projection artworks by three world-renowned 3D projection mapping artists. In addition to the projection artworks on King Plaza, Code:ART 2025 features a full lineup of live music, roaming performances, and community programming - including nightly performances on King Plaza, a silent disco, and a weekend of live DJ sets and pop-up concerts across downtown.

 

Code:ART 2025 invites you to explore, play, and connect through bold public art that reflects Palo Alto’s spirit of creativity and innovation!