Annina Ruest (also spelled Annina Rüst) is a Swiss artist-inventor and associate professor at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.[7][8] She is known for her work in new media art including software art and electronics-based art. Her works often focus on political issues within tech culture, including gender representation and online privacy.
Annina Ruest | |
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| Education | Zurich University of the Arts (Diploma, 2003) University of California, San Diego (MFA, 2006) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, 2008) |
| Known for | Software art, art, new media art |
Notable work | A Piece of the Pie Chart, Be Counted, Discotrope, eRiceCooker |
| Awards | LACMA ART+TECHNOLOGY Lab,[1][2][3] Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention,[4] Transmediale Software Award[5][6] |
| Website | anninaruest |
Ruest attended Zurich University of the Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Visual Communications with New Media Emphasis in 2003. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from University of California, San Diego in 2006 and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008.[6] In 2009 she joined the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University where she was a tenured Associate Professor.[9] In 2017 she left Syracuse University to join the Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.[10]
Ruest began working as a software artist while attending Zurich University of the Arts, independently and as a member of the software art collective LAN.[11][12] Her more recent work has integrated electronics including eRiceCooker[13] and Discotrope: The Secret Life of Solar Cells,[14] a collaboration with Amy Alexander. Her works often focus on the role of gender in tech culture, including Be Counted,[15] A Piece of the Pie Chart.,[12][16][17] and Bad Mother / Good Mother.[18][19]