Kate Rich
Encyclopedia
Kate Rich is an Australian-born artist
and trader.
Her practice includes sound art
, video art
, social practice
, hospitality
, and sport art. Notable works include Feral Trade, a project to "initiate new forms of trade along social networks", and her work as co-founder of the Bureau of Inverse Technology (BIT) as an artist-engineer with Natalie Jeremijenko
. Her collaborative projects include Cube Cola, an open source
cola laboratory, in collaboration with Bristol-based artist Kayle Brandon. Her work as part of the BIT was included in the 1997 Whitney Biennial
. In 2007, she won the netarts.org grand prize from the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Machida, Japan.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and trader.
Her practice includes sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
, video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
, social practice
Social Practice
The Social Practice Model sees literacy as a key dimension of community regeneration and a part of the wider lifelong learning agenda. Such an approach recognises that:*literacy and numeracy are complex capabilities rather than a simple set of basic skills...
, hospitality
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...
, and sport art. Notable works include Feral Trade, a project to "initiate new forms of trade along social networks", and her work as co-founder of the Bureau of Inverse Technology (BIT) as an artist-engineer with Natalie Jeremijenko
Natalie Jeremijenko
Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of the net.art movement, and her work primarily explores the interface between society, the environment and technology...
. Her collaborative projects include Cube Cola, an open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
cola laboratory, in collaboration with Bristol-based artist Kayle Brandon. Her work as part of the BIT was included in the 1997 Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
. In 2007, she won the netarts.org grand prize from the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Machida, Japan.