Annina Ruest | |
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Known for | Software art, art, new media art |
Notable work | A Piece of the Pie Chart, Be Counted, Discotrope, eRiceCooker |
Awards | LACMA ART+TECHNOLOGY Lab, [1] [2] [3] Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention, [4] Transmediale Software Award [5] [6] |
Website |
anninaruest |
Annina Ruest (also spelled Annina Rüst) is a Swiss artist-inventor and associate professor at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. [7] [8] She is known for her work in new media art including software art and electronics-based art. Her works often focus on political issues within tech culture, including gender representation and online privacy.
Ruest attended Zurich University of the Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Visual Communications with New Media Emphasis in 2003. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from University of California, San Diego in 2006 and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008. [6] In 2009 she joined the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University where she was a tenured Associate Professor. [9] In 2017 she left Syracuse University to join the Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. [10]
Ruest began working as a software artist while attending Zurich University of the Arts, independently and as a member of the software art collective LAN. [11] [12] Her more recent work has integrated electronics including eRiceCooker [13] and Discotrope: The Secret Life of Solar Cells, [14] a collaboration with Amy Alexander. Her works often focus on the role of gender in tech culture, including Be Counted, [15] A Piece of the Pie Chart.,, [12] [16] [17] Bad Mother / Good Mother. [18] [19] and Pac-Mom: A game about gender, work, and food insecurity [20]
Annina Ruest | |
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Known for | Software art, art, new media art |
Notable work | A Piece of the Pie Chart, Be Counted, Discotrope, eRiceCooker |
Awards | LACMA ART+TECHNOLOGY Lab, [1] [2] [3] Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention, [4] Transmediale Software Award [5] [6] |
Website |
anninaruest |
Annina Ruest (also spelled Annina Rüst) is a Swiss artist-inventor and associate professor at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. [7] [8] She is known for her work in new media art including software art and electronics-based art. Her works often focus on political issues within tech culture, including gender representation and online privacy.
Ruest attended Zurich University of the Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Visual Communications with New Media Emphasis in 2003. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from University of California, San Diego in 2006 and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008. [6] In 2009 she joined the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University where she was a tenured Associate Professor. [9] In 2017 she left Syracuse University to join the Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. [10]
Ruest began working as a software artist while attending Zurich University of the Arts, independently and as a member of the software art collective LAN. [11] [12] Her more recent work has integrated electronics including eRiceCooker [13] and Discotrope: The Secret Life of Solar Cells, [14] a collaboration with Amy Alexander. Her works often focus on the role of gender in tech culture, including Be Counted, [15] A Piece of the Pie Chart.,, [12] [16] [17] Bad Mother / Good Mother. [18] [19] and Pac-Mom: A game about gender, work, and food insecurity [20]