monirikic

Intro： Electronic artist and creative coder, Barcelona 1986. Bachelor of Fine Arts (UB). Master’s degree in Digital Arts (UPF). Master’s degree in Contemporary Philosophy (UOC) PhD candidate at Network and Information Technologies program at UOC. I focus my practice in code, electronics and non-digital objects for creating interactive projects often framed as experimental games, which aim to go beyond the game itself. My interest lies in the social impact of technology, human-machine coexistence and the reappropriation of technological systems and devices, to manipulate and rethink them through art. From educational approaches to sociological experimentation, I want to propose alternative ways of thinking about technology, robotics and artificial intelligence. With my projects I have participated in different festivals around the world such Ars Electronica in Linz, Creative Tech Week in New York, I Robotronica in Austalia, FILE in Brazil, or ISEA, among others, and have exhibited at local institutions such as the CCCB, Arts Santa Mónica or Disseny Hub. Also, some of my works belong to private art collections such as BEEP {collection;} and DKV. I have been awarded with the Catalan Culture Award 2021, and also at the Japan Media Arts Festival, AMAZE Berlin, the Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in Atlanta and with a BBVA Foundation Leonardo grant to work on a research project about robots and social interactions. I have participated in artistic residencies at Technoculture, Arts and Games in Montreal, European Media Artists in Resicence Exchange (EMARE) in Australia, Medialab Prado in Madrid, Platohedro in Medellin and Etopía in Zaragoza.