Visual Arts + Tech

The Lost Island compounds, warps, and collages shards of mechanical arrogance; a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane, the Oceangate Titan Submersible, a Concorde jet, the Challenger shuttle, and a Cybertruck, all technologies that were once celebrated as triumphs of human ingenuity but are now known as catalysts of fatal accidents. Using imagery clipped from promotional material and advertisements, the work presents a close-up view of these advanced machines, forcing an intimate look into advertised promises of optimization and innovation. The Lost Island probes the fine line between progress and hubris, critiquing the reckless ambition of the public and private institutions that control critical transportation systems.

This painting is intended for display at Stevens Institute of Technology’s Innovation Expo, the annual showcase for senior design projects, to serve as a reminder to emerging engineering and technology-adjacent professionals that technological achievement must be balanced with ethical responsibility.