02/04/2016
Hosted by the Design and Computation Group
Department of Architecture
Introduction: Theodora Vardouli, PhD, Design & Computation
Organized by Theodora Vardouli and Professor Terry Knight
The work interrogates everyday technologies that form and inform the multiplicity of worlds we live in today – from social networking, anomalies, control, mediation and political identities. The work positions itself where the poetic crosses between science fiction(s) and built realities through a range of mediums/fields. The goal is to catalyze a questioning of how technology affects our perception of past, present and future and seeks to create space for audiences to reflect on the social, psychological, and cultural relationships that are the result of life supported and surrounded by technology.
Shona Kitchen
Assistant Professor, Digital + Media, Rhode Island School of Design
Shona Kitchen is an artist, designer, and researcher who taps into and explores the social, psychological, environmental consequences of our technological landscape. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1997, she has divided her time between creative practice, research, teaching. She is the Department Head of the Graduate Program Digital + Media at Rhode Island School of Design. She has worked within academic institutions such as Stanford University, Royal College of Art London, San Jose State University as well as professional clients such as Sony, Comme des Garçons, Samsung, IBM, and The City of San Jose Public Art Program.
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