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As a media
artist, Joëlle Bitton co-founded in 2000 an experimental collective,
Superficiel, to support completed or sketched projects which have explored
the ideas of surface, screen, sound interaction, body and movement interfaces,
among others. These projects include "Palpitations" on sexuality
and memory; "Plakatieren Verboten" based on the Viennese RePlay
exhibition; the award-wining "Kindergarten"; "Passages
process", a series of pieces on urban arcades, inspired by Walter
Benjamin’s Arcades Project, which have led to the development
of the networked installation "Passages" and most recently
"Abstract", a contemplative experience. Between September 2002 and January 2005, she worked as a research fellow at Media Lab Europe in Dublin, Ireland. "Human Connectedness", the research group in which she worked, explored the question of intimate and social relationships as mediated by technologies. In particular, the “RAW” project treated impressions of everyday life as a mean of cultural exchanges, and was conducted mainly in Mali. In 1999, Joëlle Bitton completed her DEA, a post-graduate degree from the University of Sorbonne in the history of techniques. Her thesis, "the Machines of Imaginary" describes the influence of the emerging technologies and networks on European society during the 19th century. She also earned a joint post-graduate degree in hypermedia from the School of Fine Arts of Paris and the School of Telecommunications of Paris, in 2000. To date, Joëlle Bitton’s research has centered on the themes of cultural identity and immigration heritage; intimate interfaces and love relationships; everyday life and triviality; urban and private environments. She has also taken part in various conferences and festivals including numer.00 and numer.02 in Paris, ISEA in Helsinki and Venice’s Operatotale. Her work has been exhibited in Paris's Centre Pompidou, in Tokyo's Gallery éf, as well as other venues. Joëlle Bitton was born in Paris in 1974. |