Annina Ruest (also spelled Annina Rüst) is a Swiss artist-technologist and associate professor at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.[7][8] She is known for her work in new media art including software art and electronics-based art. Her works often focus on political issues within tech culture, including gender representation and online privacy.

Annina Ruest
Known forSoftware art, art, new media art
Notable workA Piece of the Pie Chart, Be Counted, Discotrope, eRiceCooker
AwardsLACMA ART+TECHNOLOGY Lab,[1][2][3] Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention,[4] Transmediale Software Award[5][6]
Websiteanninaruest.com

Biography

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Ruest attended Zurich University of the Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Visual Communications with New Media Emphasis in 2003. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from University of California, San Diego in 2006 and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008.[6] In 2009 she joined the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University where she was a tenured Associate Professor.[9] In 2017 she left Syracuse University to join the Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.[10]

Selected works

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Ruest began working as a software artist while attending Zurich University of the Arts, independently and as a member of the software art collective LAN.[11][12] Her more recent work has integrated electronics including eRiceCooker[13] and Discotrope: The Secret Life of Solar Cells,[14] a collaboration with Amy Alexander. Her works often focus on the role of gender in tech culture, including Be Counted,[15] A Piece of the Pie Chart.,,[12][16][17] Bad Mother / Good Mother.[18][19] and Pac-Mom: A game about gender, work, and food insecurity [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Art + Technology Lab Artists Visit L.A." LACMA Unframed. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ Lau, Wanda. "LACMA Announces Its Art + Technology Lab Grant Recipients". Architect Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ Finkel, Jori (April 9, 2014). "Los Angeles Museum Grants to Promote Art and Technology". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Ars Electronica 2003: Code". Ars Electronica Archive. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Open Source Art Hack: LAN Tracenoizer 2001". Netartcommons - Walker Art Center. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Annina Ruest CV" (PDF).
  7. ^ Hoffman, Jascha. "Carbon Penance". The New York Times Magazine. The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. ^ "FAU Honors College Professor Annina Ruest". Florida Atlantic University. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17.
  9. ^ "Annina Ruest Transmedia Department web page". Annina Ruest Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. ^ "FAU Honors College- Professor Annina Ruest". www.fau.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  11. ^ "LAN". d-i-n-a. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Annina Rüst Projects". Annina Rüst.
  13. ^ "Portfolio". Annina Rüst.
  14. ^ "Discotrope: The secret nightlife of solar cells". Discotrope.
  15. ^ "Be Counted". b-counted.appspot.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  16. ^ "A Piece of the Pie Chart". Annina Rüst.
  17. ^ Frank, Priscilla. "Badass Feminist Robot Puts Pie Charts On Actual Pies". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Bad Mother / Good Mother: an audiovisual performance". www.anninaruest.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  19. ^ "Motherhood Opens Artist Eyes to New, Exciting Materials". KCET. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  20. ^ "PAC-MOM: A game about gender, work, and food insecurity". 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.