Re: [-empyre-] Introduction

2020-05-06 Thread Roya Ebtehaj
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- I don’t see any way that tech giants and social media platforms can really benefit from the commentary and critique that I am engaged in. My work is about how social media shapes popular culture and appearances, and I can’t imagine that

Re: [-empyre-] Introduction

2020-05-06 Thread Byron Rich
--empyre- soft-skinned space--I’m pasting Ben and Sophia’s intros to their work into this thread. Thank you all for your thoughtful intros to your work. I guess to start I thought I’d talk about why I’ve been drawn to your work individually. In 2007 I was in

Re: [-empyre-] May 2020: What is a Dystopia, Really?

2020-05-06 Thread Sophia Brueckner
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Thanks for the invite to be part of this, Byron! All of my work uses technology or is about technology. Before going to art school, I was an engineer at Google during its early years. My experience in the Bay Area was simultaneously

[-empyre-] Introduction

2020-05-06 Thread Roya Ebtehaj
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Hello everybody, I am Roya Ebtehaj, an Iranian artist based in the Bay Area, CA. I incorporate XR technology (VR/AR), 3D, video, animation, web, and installation to reflect on the themes of identity, stress, and digital chaos. My practice