Mónica Rikić
PhD Candidate in Information Technology and Networks. Bachelor of Fine Arts. Electronic artist and creative programmer.
Qualifications and academic training
- Phd candidate in Information Technology and Networks
- Master in Digital Arts
- Master in Contemporary Philosophy
- Degree in Fine Arts
Activity and / or professional career
Coordinator of the Master in Audiovisual Innovation and Interactive Environments. She develops her practice through code and creative electronics, combining them with non-digital objects to create interactive projects and robotic installations. Her interest lies in the social impact of technologies, focusing on critical thinking around alternative technologies and open hardware. She has carried out artistic residencies within the European programme S+T+ARTS (Barcelona and Oulu), at Hexagram (Montreal), QUT (Australia), Platohedro (Medellín), Medialab Prado (Madrid) and Etopia (Zaragoza).
Work
She has participated in international festivals such as Ars Electronica in Linz, Creative Tech Week in New York, Robotronica to Austalia or FILE in Brazil, among others, and has exhibited at Catalan institutions such as the CCCB, Arts Santa Mónica or Disseny Hub.
Awards
She has been awarded the National Culture Prize of Catalonia, the Japan Media Arts Festival, Amaze Berlin, Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition (Atlanta) and a Leonardo grant for Researchers and Cultural Creators from the BBVA Foundation 2018.
His works are part of the .NewArtFoundation {collection;} of electronic art, the DKV Collection and the Colecció Nacional d'Art Contemporani de Catalunya.