- Marie Sester
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Marie Sester is an artist working primarily with digital technologies to create works in a variety of media and formats.
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Biography
Born in France, Sester studied to be an architect, earning a Masters Degree from the Ecole d'Architecture in Strasbourg, France.[1] After traveling through Europe and Africa, she settled in Paris and established an art practice creating mainly drawings and paintings. After receiving a residency in Japan in 1993, her work shifted toward an exploration of public space, creating installations and experimental interactive works.[2]
In 2000 she moved to the U.S., living first in San Francisco, then Los Angeles. She currently lives in New York City.[3]
Work
After school, Sester's interests shifted from designing physical structures to the study of ideological frameworks, specifically how culture and politics affect our sense of place. Her work focuses on notions of privacy and identity, particularly how we navigate through contemporary society's systems of surveillance and security. Her work relies on interaction with the audience, creating encounters where it's not clear if one is experiencing something playful or sinister.[4]
Shows and Recognition
Sester was a Creative Capital grantee in 2002.[5]
Her work has earned recognition in the art and technology worlds, including an Honorary Mention in Interactive Art from Ars Electronica (2003),[6] a Webby Award for Net Art (2004)[7] and a spot on the "50 Coolest Websites" list on Time Magazine Online (2004).[8]
Recently, her works have been included in the Seoul and Singapore Biennales (2008),[9] Glow Eindhoven (2009),[10] SFMOMA (2010–2011)[11] and EMPAC in Troy, New York (2010–2011).[12]
References
- ^ http://artelectronicmedia.com/biography/marie-sester
- ^ http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com//archives/2006/10/you-have-a-back.php
- ^ http://upgrade.eyebeam.org/2004/02/marie-sester
- ^ http://sester.net/resume/intro.html
- ^ http://creative-capital.org/artistprojects/filter/year/year:2002#textContent
- ^ http://www.aec.at/bilderclient_en.php?iAreaID=85
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/winners-2004.php
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/techtime/200406/fun.html
- ^ http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/singapore/eng/2008/txt/SB-2008-print-eng.pdf
- ^ http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/glow2009/informatie/gb_info_content.htm
- ^ http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/408
- ^ http://uncertain.empac.rpi.edu/
External links
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