I am a writer, cultural theorist, and practitioner interested in how to make a home in a world facing rising authoritarianism, climate damage, and rapid technological change.
My practice places ideological objects in dialogue with the world around them. By doing so, I hope to throw ideology into disorder by finalizing it – by providing it with a precise and specific configuration. By de-abstracting the ideological currents that shape our cultural lives, absences and an essential incompleteness are highlighted. These sideways glances allow for new paths to be imagined and explored.
I am the research director for UKAI Projects and a former program director at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Artscape Launchpad. I also served as program lead for the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s Algorithmic Culture programming.
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I am a cultural theorist and practitioner (I study and make culture) interested in how we might make a home in a world facing rising authoritarianism, climate damage, and rapid technological change.
I develop AI strategies, frameworks, and solutions for purpose-driven organizations. I collaborate on large-scale creative projects. I consult to develop strategies and resources to do new things. I am a writer and a member of the Writer's Union of Canada and am always looking for opportunities to think through ideas and to make them available to audiences.
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I am currently the Research Director at UKAI Projects. I am a former program director at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Artscape Launchpad.
I served as program lead for the Goethe-Institut Toronto’s Algorithmic Culture programming and I am a current member of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leader’s network.
Past projects have been presented at the Spy on Me Festival (2022) at the Hebbel am ufer in Berlin, at the UN’s AI for Good in Geneva (2021), at the Carnival of Algorithmic Culture (2023), the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol (2023) and elsewhere.
My writing has been featured in Quartz, Huffington Post, Alternatives, TwentyThirty, and Holo.
My research writing has been included as chapters in Springer's The Future of Education and Labor and Elgar's Handbook of Community Development.
My first book, In Praise of Disorder, was published in 2023 by UKAI Projects, and was followed by a collection, Please Don’t Understand This, later that year.
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Are you looking for fresh perspectives on your projects?
I specialize in the design, resourcing, and delivery of projects that explore the culture we'll need to deal with large-scale changes, particularly technological shifts.
What I Offer:
Research: Deep dives into cultural and ideological currents shaping our society.
Cultural Production: Creative projects that place ideas in dialogue with real-world contexts, disrupting and redefining them.
Workshops and Lectures: Engaging sessions to explore complex global challenges through an artistic lens.
Let's Collaborate: Reach out to discuss commissions, collaborations, or any ideas you have.