Carol Silverman is an artist whose practice centers on the narrative power of objects across analog and digital mediums. Involved with XR technology since 2016, she created the room scale VR experience Belongings, an official selection at the 2021 Raindance Immersive, FIVARS, and Animation Nights NY Best of Fest festivals. Her expertise in spatial storytelling extends to her career as a film and television set decorator, where she has shaped environments for projects ranging from Saturday Night Live parody commercials to indie features. As set decorator for HBO's Boardwalk Empire, she was recognized by the Television Academy with four Emmy Awards. Carol holds an MFA in Visual Narrative from New York's School of Visual Arts (2020), where she further developed her approach to storytelling through environment and object.