Institute for Electronic Arts October Residents

The Institute for Electronic Arts is bringing a number of artists in residence during the month of October. The Institute for Electronic Art’s Experimental Projects Residency is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the Schein-Joseph Endowment.

Evelyne Roblanc-Roberge - Artist-in-Residence - October 4 - 8

Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge was born in a small francophone coastal village in eastern Canada. She received a BFA in Photography from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and a MFA in Electronic Integrated Arts from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. At the center of her art practice are images, usually taken with a camera, printed, projected, on screens, bound together in a book, sent by mail, wrapped around objects, or carefully placed in a room. Her projects generally involve acts of close observation of the physical spaces she (and/or her collaborators) inhabit. Evelyne was an artist-in-residence at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing, China, the Digital Arts Studios in Belfast, United Kingdom, Espace F in Matane, Canada, Signal Culture in Owego, New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York, Le Magasin General in Sainte-Madeleine, Canada, La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France, AIR 3331 Arts Chiyoda in Tokyo, Japan, at Lastation in Gagliano del Capo, Italy, and at CAMAC at Marnay-sur-seine, France. Evelyne has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the University of Rochester to produce solo and collaborative long term pluridisciplinary projects. She is currently an Associate Professor of Art and Lens Based Media at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Luftwerk - Artist-in-Residence - October 11 - 15

Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero met in 1999 while studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and soon discovered a shared interest in installations that transform and sculpt spaces using light, color, and texture, prompting them to found their own studio. Asked how they came up with the name Luftwerk, they reply: “We wanted to find a name that reflected how people experience our work.” Luft (air) stands for the ephemeral, immaterial properties of light. Werk (work, artwork) alludes to the materiality of surfaces, structures, and methods, and defines the framework in which light, color and sound take shape. Their work shifts the viewer’s perceptions of space and site and opens new conversations by inviting the public to experience the familiar transformed.

Matthew Gantt - Artist-in-Residence - October 18 - 22

Matthew D. Gantt is an artist, composer, and educator based in Troy, NY. His practice focuses on sound in virtual spaces, generative systems facilitated by idiosyncratic technology, and digital production presets as sonic readymades. He worked as a studio assistant to electronics pioneer Morton Subotnick from 2016 - 2018, and has been an active participant in the New York creative community, presenting or performing at spaces such as Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room, Roulette, Babycastles, New Museum, SVA Visible Futures Lab, Panoply Performance Laboratory, and countless DIY venues across the US as well as abroad.

Gantt releases music with Orange Milk and Oxtail Recordings, and has taught experimental composition at both institutional and DIY spaces, including NYC non-profit/public media studio Harvestworks, CUNY Brooklyn, Bard College, Sarah Lawrence, and a variety of community workshops aimed at creating equitable access to developing technologies. Gantt’s work has been featured in The Wire magazine, Pop Matters, Exclaim!, Tiny Mix Tapes, Bandcamp New and Notable, the Brooklyn Rail and similar.

Ben Fino-Radin - Artist-in-Residence - October 24 - 28

Ben Fino-Radin is an art conservator and entrepreneur passionate about helping others solve complex challenges in preserving digital art and cultural heritage. As founder of Small data Industries, Ben has collaborated with artists, estates, museums, and private collections all over the world. Before establishing Small Data, Ben served as associate Media Conservator at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where in addition to the conservation of time-based media art, they managed the design and development of the institution’s digital repository. Prior to this, Ben led preservation initiatives at Rhizome as their inaugural Digital Conservator.

Fino-Radin will give the Wednesday Speaker Series presentation on October 26 at 7pm in Nevins Theater.