Emma Dickson







About




I'm a software based art jack of all trades. When I'm not too busy I make netart and new media sculptures. I currently work at Antimodular Research as a Legacy/RnD Programmer.










Selected Conservation Projects



Ten Thousand Cents



I was subcontracted by Small Data Industries and the Cooper Hewitt to restore Aaron Koblin and Takashi Kawashima.'s piece 10,000 Cents (2008)

Tall Ships



Code Analysis/Documenation and Restoration of Gary Hill's Tall Ships (1992) for Small Data Industries

Code Analysis & Documentation for The Cooper Hewitt



I was subcontracted by Small Data Industries to produce seven in depth Treatment Assesments of pieces held by the Cooper Hewitt.

net.flag



I was a part of the team that executed the 2019 Restoration of Mark Napier's net.flag (2001) for the Guggenheim. Visit the restored site here!

B R A N D O N



I was a part of the team that executed the 2017 Restoration of Shulea Cheang's BRANDON (1998-1999) for the Guggenheim. Visit the restored site here!



Selected Exhibitions



Mixed Connections

Mixed Connections re-combines and scrambles actual craigslist missed connections posts to explore identity and longing on the net.

Featured in Digital America Issue No. 11

Featured in maps-dna-and-spam

Featured in OBJECTIFIED 2019



Tools



508 Loop Detected

Shoutout to Ross Grady who really did the heavy lifting on this one

508 Loop Detected Is a hardware collaboration project that resulted in a rgb based visual synth. I've used it in several local performances.



Residencies



Signal Culture Winter ToolMaker 2019

Satellite 2021 Fellow



Sculpture



Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit is an ongoing series of sculptures where tv's are forced to experience introspection.

  • Featured in VAE biennial




  • Commissions



    Tinkerer's Aquarium

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