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Research

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6. Ongoing - Show of Force 1

Washington, D.C.
2025
documentation

Military installations hitting the streets of DC.

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5. Ongoing - Show of Force 2

Washington, D.C.
2025
documentation

Military installations hitting the streets of DC.

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4. Sphere

Las Vegas, NV
2025
documentation

24 hours documenting the absurdity of The Sphere.

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3. Datalands

USA
2024
documentation

Ongoing body of work documenting the rapid implementation of data centers around the country.

2. Fabricated Landscapes

Asia
2024
publication / exhibition

Photobook documenting the technological driven changes occuring in Asian megacities.

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1. For Lease

Global
2022 - Present
installation

A collection of hundreds of vacant units from around the world.

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Ashton Reeder

ashhreeder@gmail.com
@ashreeder

Ashton Reeder (1999- ) is a technologist / researcher from Gig Harbor, Washington, educated in Salt Lake City, Utah, and currently working in Washington, D.C. His work centers around using data and computation to address and visualize information. Ashton is currently a Research Affiliate of the University of Utah and founder of the research agency Material Investigations.

Education

New York University
Master of Arts in Interactive Media
Expected 2026

The University of Utah
Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Design
Bachelor of Science in International Relations
Minor in Urban Ecology
2022

Employment

Computational Designer
Material Investigations
2023 - Present

Project Lead
Borderless Data Initiative
2023 - Present

Research Affiliate
The University of Utah - College of Arch & Plan
2023 - 2025

Undergraduate Research Intern
Digital Matters Lab
2022

Teaching Assitant
College of Arch & Planning
2021 - 2023

Design Intern
The Center for Business,. Health, and Prosperity
2021 - 2022

Exhibitions / Presentations

Upcoming - Datalands
Solo Exhibition
Photoworks
Glen Echo, MD
2025

Fabricated Landscapes
Solo Exhibition
5222 STW, Tacoma, WA
2024

Counterveillance
Juried Presentation
Digital Humanities Utah 7
Southern Utah University
2023

Counterveillance & Data Contexts
Digital Matters Research Talk
Academic Presentation
The University of Utah
2022

Senior Design Show
Group Show
The University of Utah
2022

Shrinking Lake, Growing Problems
Research Presentation
University of Oxford
2021

Awards

Artist in Residence
Photoworks
Glen Echo, MD
2025

Artist in Residence
Arthere Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkiye
2024

Design , Technology, Research Fellowship
The University of Utah - Division of Design
Salt Lake City, UT
2023

Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
The University of Utah - Division of Design
Salt Lake City, UT
2023

The Steve Jobs Archive Fellowship - Finalist
The Steve Jobs Archive
Cupertino, CA
2023

Publications

Fabricated Landscapes
Book
2025

Last Updated 6.8.2025