Hojun Song thinks kids will soon ask their parents to offer them satellites, and that an open source initiative could make it more affordable and realistic than you think. He is an artist and dreamer, and he might very well achieve his goal as early as next year, sending a satellite collecting data from the cosmos and transforming it into information artists could use back on earth. He will be speaking at Lift Asia 09 in the Networked objects, from wifi rabbits to ubiquitous cities session alongside Rafi Haladjian, Adrian David Cheok and Julian Bleecker

Basic information
Assistant Professor
Coming from Canada
Working at Concordia University, Design & Computation Arts

Bio
Anne Galloway recently completed a PhD in sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, which involved an ethnographic study of the design of mobile and pervasive technologies for urban environments. Interested in connections between technological, spatial and cultural practices, Anne’s current research explores how actor-network theory and critiques of everyday life can help people understand and shape emergent technologies.

Her work has been presented to international audiences in technology, design, art, architecture, social and cultural studies, as well as published in a variety of books and journals. Anne currently teaches design and computation arts at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. She also works part-time as a design researcher on the Touch Project, led by Timo Arnall and based at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

As part of the LIFT09 programme, Anne will join Dan Hill and Carlo Ratti to discuss how the blending of the digital and the physical stands to reshape everyday urban life.

Why LIFT and what Anne expects
LIFT offers the opportunity to exchange different perspectives on shared interests, and I’m looking forward to meeting new people and making new connections.

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