Presenter

Winnie Soon is a Hong Kong-born artist coder and researcher interested in the cultural implications of technology that addresses wider power asymmetries. Their artistic and scholarly works engage with themes such as Free and Open Source Culture, Coding Otherwise, artistic/technical manuals, digital censorship and minor technology. With works appearing in museums, galleries, festivals, distributed networks, papers and alternative written forms, Winnie received the Golden Nica at Ars Electronica, WRO 2019 Media Art Biennale Award, and the 26th and 17th ifva awards. They are Associate Professor of Art and Technology at UCL - Slade School of Fine Art. More info: www.siusoon.net