An "An Xiao" Mina is an American artist, designer, writer and technologist. In her research and practice, she explores the intersection of networked, creative communities and civic life. Calling memes the "street art of the internet", she looks at the growing role of internet culture and humor in addressing social and political issues in countries like China, Uganda and the United States. She embraces her dual identity as an descent of Filipino and Chinese while growing up in a Latin American neighborhood. Therefore her work often concerns with identity and expression. She takes a multidsciplinary approach, engaging in this area through research and writing, social media art and photography, and design and design strategy.
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| The Artist is Kinda Present (2010), photo by James Wagner. |
In the project "the Artist is Kinda Present," An reimagined the piece as a zen meditation exercise. Visitors were provided the following instructions:
Sit down with the artist.This piece examined the nature of contemporary social relationships, which are frequently mediated by digital devices such as cell phones and social media. Many of her works are designed simply yet they trescend powerful impact to the participants as well as to the viewers. We often see each other in person yet that precious bond was disrupted by technology, particulary through social media in which digital connection has overpowered real-life interaction.
Find a comfortable position.
Be present wih the artist in any of the following ways:
A text message to: [PHONE NUMBER]
A tweet to @anxiaostudio.
The artist will respond in kind.
When you have reached a satisfactory connection, or you simply grow bored,
you may leave.
great example for a media artist approach
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