ABOUT MASARY
MASARY is a Boston-based, artist‑owned collective founded in 2015. We’re a transdisciplinary studio reimagining environments through immersive, site-specific installations that blend sound, light, interactivity, and performance. From percussion-driven live shows and electronic music production to projection‑mapped visuals and material fabrication, our work merges artistic research with cutting‑edge technology and animation.
OUR PRACTICE
We treat each location, whether an iconic architectural landmark or a natural landscape, as both canvas and collaborator. We dive deep into a site's cultural history, everyday use, and community essence, uncovering its hidden stories and shapes. These insights become the seeds for sonic and visual motivators, weaving together a cohesive narrative. Our process spans traditional venues (theaters, galleries) and unconventional spaces alike, manifesting in unexpected ways—like surrounding audiences with 70+ musicians or transforming facades with crowd‑sourced animations and immersive interactivity.
WHAT WE CREATE
Our pieces ignite presence, provoke exploration, and spark connection. Through live percussion, electronic soundscapes, projection‑mapped video, interactive devices, and performative interventions, we build layered, sensory-rich experiences. Whether activating public squares or theater halls, our work transforms place into purpose and audience into participant, leaving spaces resonant long after the lights fade.
MASARY Studios was originally founded in 2015 by Ryan and Samo.
Ryan Edwards
Co-Founder and Principal
Ryan Edwards is a Boston-based sound and installation artist. His work is focused at the intersection of interactivity, sound and light. His work is often haptic, creating community, agency and participation through technology and new-media. Ryan’s work is influenced by the West African djembe repertoire in which he was immersed through his 20’s, and is balanced by an interest in electronic and urban dance music. Ryan is most proud to be a father of four beautiful children, Julian, Marcel, Jafiah and Maya.
CONTACT: ryan@masarystudios.com
Sam Okerstrom-Lang
Co-Founder and Principal
Sam Okerstrom-Lang or “Samo" is a Boston based media artist and designer focusing on 3D animation, video projection design, and live visual environments. Technology serves as a vehicle and tool in Samo’s practice in order to question the boundaries of digital communication, while in turn questions the boundary and function of the pixel. His work engages associations between technology, body, and perception by immersing the senses with experiences that draw feelings of wonder, awe, intensity, and reflection.
CONTACT: samo@masarystudios.com
Jeremy Stewart
Principal & Technical Director
Jeremy Stewart is a multimedia artist and performer researching the affective potential of distributed media systems through the creation of improvisational performances, artificial intelligence (A.I.) software, and wearable hardware. His work investigates the ways that technology can affect, interact with, and alter an individual’s agency, perception, and autonomy.
Stewart holds his PhD from the Electronic Arts program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
CONTACT: drj@masarystudios.com
Caleb Hawkins
Design Director
Caleb Hawkins is an architectural designer, fabricator, and artist originally from Concord New Hampshire.
His artistic research practice explores the relationships between user experience, urban technologies, and architectural space to uncover new embodied perceptions and meaning. He works through computational experiments with interactive robotics, imaging technologies, custom fabrication techniques, and performance art.
CONTACT: caleb@masarystudios.com
Grace Fo
Operations Director
Grace Fo has a background in biological anthropology, museology, and project management. Prior to joining MASARY, she worked at the Museum of Science, Boston, overseeing temporary exhibition projects developed and hosted by the Museum. She is passionate about accessible and immersive multimedia experiences that explore the intersection between the human experience, art, science, and technology.
CONTACT: grace@masarystudios.com
Odie DeSmith
Technical Manager
Odie DeSmith is a multimedia artist, composer, electronic music performer, and creative developer. His practice focuses on the ways in which emerging technologies can enable new forms of artistic exploration. His work has been showcased at the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), Supplyframe DesignLab, and won the Ableton Award at the CalArts Expo.
DeSmith holds a BFA in MTIID (Music Technology: Intelligence, Interaction, and Design) and a minor in digital arts at California Institute of the Arts.
CONTACT: odie@masarystudios.com