Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Born (1967-11-17) 17 November 1967 (age 56)
Mexico City
EducationBachelor of Science in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montreal
Known forelectronic artist
Websitewww.lozano-hemmer.com

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer RCA (born 1967 in Mexico City) is a Mexican-Canadian electronic artist living and working in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He creates platforms for public participation by using robotic lights, digital fountains, computerized surveillance, and telematic networks. Inspired by phantasmagoria, carnival, and animatronics, his interactive works are “anti-monuments for people to self-represent.”

He emigrated to Canada in 1985 to study at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and then received his Bachelor of Science in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montreal.[1] The son of Mexico City nightclub owners, Lozano-Hemmer was drawn to science but could not resist joining the creative activities of his friends.[2] Initially he worked in a molecular recognition lab in Montreal[2] and published his research in Chemistry journals.[3] Though he did not pursue the sciences as a direct career, it has influenced his work in many ways,[1] providing conceptual inspiration and practical approaches to create his work.

  1. ^ a b "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer". Canadian Immigrant. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Crow, Kelly (5 September 2009). "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Paints With Sound". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Tee, O.S.; Mazza, C.; Lozano-Hemmer, R.; Giorgi, J.B. (1994). "Ester Cleavage by Cyclodextrins in Aqueous Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixtures: Substrate Binding versus Transition State Binding". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 59.