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Perry Chen
Perry Chen is an artist and the founder of Kickstarter. He approaches his work with an openness to form and context, having used art to explore technology and technology to help democratise the funding of creative work. In 2013, TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Session
Tracking in the Age of the World Wide Web
Perry Chen and Monica Narula in conversation
Traditionally, trackers were used to lead us to animals, people or lost geographical features concealed in jungles and wildernesses. Today, we need help in navigating the complex and bewildering world of technology. The two speakers in conversation today are aptly poised to clear much of the confusion and the ‘unknowable’ factors involved in lifting the mists surrounding the virtual world of communication as it is today, and as it will be increasingly in the future. Perry Chen is an American artist and the creator of Kickstarter, an online funding platform for creative projects. Monica Narula co-founded the Raqs Media Collective with the avowed intention of forcing viewers to look anew at everyday sights taken for granted.