James Pardue is a research-based intermedia artist and educator. His work examines the evolution of audiovisual media from outdated to contemporary forms. The primary motivation for his creations often stems from his desire to collect media objects, such as e-waste, obsolete AV equipment, and obscure materials. By experimenting with digital software, physical computing, and DIY electronics, he transforms these artifacts into performative instruments that generate media through a merging of procedural and interactive processes. Pardue’s approach is grounded in a media-archaeological perspective that seeks to eschew conventional views of the past by reexamining these remnants through a multimodal, speculative, and digital lens.