Deborah Hesse is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans sculpture, installation, drawing, and mixed media. She is best known for her luminous, biomorphic wall constructions that merge digital fabrication with hand-altered processes. Inspired by celestial constellations, aquatic bioluminescence, and microscopic life, Hesse’s work explores unseen systems and the shifting boundaries between the natural, technological, and spiritual realms. Her practice involves layering industrial byproducts with organic and found materials, photo fragments, paint, and color gels, creating dimensional wall works she describes as “spatial paintings.” These hybrid forms respond to light and shadow, inviting viewers to move around them and discover ephemeral shapes that appear and dissolve—mirroring the fluidity of perception in our digitally mediated world. Hesse’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in museums, galleries, and alternative art spaces. She has received numerous awards and fellowships, and residencies at institutions such as the Vermont Studio Center, I-Park, and the Weir Farm National Historic Site have supported her work. In addition to her studio practice, she has served as an educator and curator, contributing to dialogues at the intersection of art, ecology, and material innovation. She lives and works in Connecticut.