Eduardo Kac

Eduardo Kac
Kac's installation Genesis, displayed at the 1999 Ars Electronica Festival
Born (1962-07-03) July 3, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian and American
AwardsArs Electronica Golden Nica
Websitewww.ekac.org

Eduardo Kac (born July 3, 1962)[1] is a Brazilian and American contemporary artist whose portfolio encompasses various forms of art including performance art, poetry, holography, interactive art, digital and online art, and BioArt. Recognized for his space art and transgenic works, Kac works with biotechnology to create organisms with new genetic attributes.[2][3][4] His interdisciplinary approach has seen the use of diverse mediums, from fax and photocopying to fractals, RFID implants, virtual reality, networks, robotics, satellites, telerobotics, virtual reality and DNA synthesis.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Brittanica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rose, Frank (23 March 2017). "A Space Odyssey: Making Art Up There". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Miller, Maya (12 April 2017). "Art in Space Sparks Discussion on Technology, AI". WTTW.
  4. ^ Jacques Donguy (September 2022). Eduardo Kac's Space Art (PDF). Artpress. pp. 54–57.
  5. ^ Eduardo Kac (published on the occasion of Kac's mid-career survey, curated by Ángel Kalenberg). Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain. 2007. ISBN 978-84-482-4740-9.