MSHR builds and explores systems composed of sound, light, sculpture, software, circuitry and human presence. Their practice is a self-transforming entity with its outputs patched into its inputs, expressing its form through interactive installations, virtual environments and live improvisations that integrate interface design with generative systems and a distinctive formalist approach. MSHR was established as an art collective in 2011 by Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper. Their name is a modular acronym, designed to hold varied ideas over time.