The question at the center of my recent works is whether it is possible to intuitively understand, through representation, how the self is shaped in relation to one’s biological substrate. Representation as a self-probing of one’s ‘state of being’ is more difficult to access and understand than are perceived events from the outside world. Or, one could describe this as the inaccessibility of our most intimate organic functions to ourselves, let alone others. With this in mind, I depict both still and moving images, and various states in between. Stills tend to show a state of total potential, even as they point to a particular direction of meaning. A sequence of images viewed in full motion integrates explicit symbolic control with an implicit flow of energy. These works are generated from a highly personal sense of self, complicated by my perception of the biotechnological imperative, which is suspended somewhere between feminist resistance and utter fascination.” N.T.

1951	born
1974	B.F.A. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
1977	Diploma in art education, McGill University, Montreal
1989	M.F.A. in open media, Concordia University, Montreal
	Visiting professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; lives in Pittsburgh, PA and Montreal, Canada