McKinley Smith is an artist and designer working under the name, TERRAMOTO, a practice situated between the precision of engineering and the ambiguity of mythology. His work explores how tools, systems, and materials—especially those born from space exploration—affect the human condition that created them.

Rooted in both poetic inquiry and technical rigor, his projects borrow the language of the technical—diagram, catalog, calibration—but turn it toward introspection rather than control. Each work occupies the space between artifact and prototype, evoking the optimism of the early space age while acknowledging the entropy that follows every launch.

Drawing from a childhood spent in aircraft hangars with his engineer and test-pilot father, as well as his own background in aerospace fabrication and large-scale public art, Smith has applied his expertise across disciplines: from leading UX/UI design for next-generation satellite control interfaces, to production design for independent films, to creating large-scale artworks for major aerospace mission control facilities. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Design at the University of Washington in Seattle.