Wild Lots, 2026. Interactive data visualization installation, with Alissa Kushner. Society for the Social Studies of Science, Making & Doing Exhibition, Toronto, ON. October 7–10.
Craig Fahner
Curriculum Vitae
updated 9/23/26
School of Information
Pratt Institute
Education
Academic Appointments
Teaching Experience
Pratt Institute, School of Information
- INFO 601: Foundations of Information
- INFO 664: Programming for Cultural Heritage
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
- DM-GY 6063 A: Creative Coding
- DM-GY 921X C: Independent Study in Design & Media: Speculative Networks
- DM-GY 9103 G: Special Topics in Digital Media – Affective Interfaces
- DM-UY 4913-B: Data Visceralization
- DM-UY 1133-D: Creative Coding
- DM-GY 9103 G: Special Topics in Digital Media – Speculative Networks
York University, Glendon College
- COMS 3202: Digital Discourse and Design
Toronto Metropolitan University, RTA School of Media
- RTA 221: Experiential Media and Interdisciplinary Practice
Alberta University of the Arts, School of Craft and Emerging Media
- MADT 101: Exploring Media Culture
- MADT 202: Digital Studio
- MADT 204: Interactive Object I
- MADT 307: Computational Art
- MADT 315: A/V for Performance and Installation
- MADT 304: Interactive Object II
University of Calgary, Department of Art
- Art 235.61: Introduction to Photography
- Art 311: Survey of New Media Art
- Art 315: Programming for Artists
- Art 317: Electronics for Artists
Exhibitions
Wild Lots, 2026. Interactive data visualization installation, with Alissa Kushner. Department of City Planning, New York, NY. April 16–May 13.
Wild Lots, 2026. Interactive data visualization installation, with Alissa Kushner. Data Through Design (DxD), Brooklyn, NY. March 21–April 5.
Enter the Ring, 2023. Interactive installation, with Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. Digital Expo. North York Public Library, Toronto, ON. October 4.
Image and Affect, 2025. Generative drawings and interactive software, with Ganaele Langlois, Rory Sharp, Anthony Burton, Mel Racho, and Matt Canute. Data Fluencies: Tributaries. Or Gallery, Vancouver, BC. May 29–July 19.
Image and Affect, 2025. Generative drawings and interactive software, with Ganaele Langlois, Rory Sharp, Anthony Burton, Mel Racho, and Matt Canute. Data Fluencies: Rivulets. Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA. April 18–June 15.
Deep Dive, 2025. Video game, with Mat Lindenberg, Peter Nichols, and Matthew Waddell. International Conference on Games and Narrative. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. March 3–6.
Enter the Ring, 2023. Interactive installation, with Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. Surveillance Studies Network Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia. May 29–31.
Enter the Ring, 2023. Interactive installation, with Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. Canadian Communication Association Congress 2023. York University, Toronto, ON. May 30–June 2.
Enter the Ring, 2023. Interactive installation, with Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. (de)Stabilizing Diffusions, curated by Maurice Jones. Société des Arts Technologiques, Montreal, QC. May 15–24.
Enter the Ring, 2023. Interactive installation, with Evan Light, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. Sensorium, York University, Toronto, ON. March 11–18.
Spore Protocol, 2021. Web-based artwork. Public Space, curated by Sahar Te. Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Clarington, ON. October 10–November 7.
Eigengrau, 2020. Web-based artwork. Our Networks Conference, Online. September 8–12.
Cloud and Dust, 2019. Artist publication. Unscheduled Arrivals. Bunker2, Toronto, ON. August 15–September 8.
Deep Solutions, 2018. VR installation, with Matthew Waddell. Processor: Digital and Analogue Retranslations, Edmonton, AB. July 20–October 20.
Deep Solutions, 2018. VR installation, with Matthew Waddell. 10th Anniversary Exhibition, curated by Eliane Ellbogen. Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. October 3–26.
Cool Water, 2018. 3D animated video, with Mat Lindenberg. Vortex, curated by Theo Triantafyllidis and Troy Kreiner. Driveway 327, Los Angeles, CA. August 31.
Deep Solutions, 2018. VR installation, with Matthew Waddell. WRECK CITY Residency and Exhibition, Calgary, AB. July 27–August 12.
Deep Website, 2017. Audio/video performance, with Matthew Waddell. Sled Island Music and Arts Festival. Studio Bell, Calgary, AB. June 23.
Deep Website, 2017. Audio/video performance, with Matthew Waddell. Particle + Wave Media Arts Festival. Festival Hall, Calgary, AB. February 3.
Smokescreen, 2017. Interactive installation, with Neal Moignard. 2017 Alberta Biennial, curated by Peta Rake and Kristy Trinier. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. May 27–September 10.
Pure Water Touching Clear Sky, 2016. Interactive social media installation. 2016 Sight & Sound Festival: Per Capita, curated by Eliane Ellbogen. Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. September 28–October 2.
Basic Orbital Manoeuvres, 2015. Virtual reality installation. Gym of Obsolete Technology, curated by Helena Sanders and Margarita Osipian. W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands. January 29–February 28.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. Gym of Obsolete Technology, curated by Helena Sanders and Margarita Osipian. W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands. January 29–February 28.
Coherer, 2014. Interactive audio installation. Device Art Triennial 5, curated by Kontejner. Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia. September 24–October 4.
Basic Orbital Manoeuvres, 2015. Virtual reality installation. The Radiant, curated by Xenia Benivolski. 8-11 Gallery, Toronto, ON. July 14–August 5.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. The Radiant, curated by Xenia Benivolski. 8-11 Gallery, Toronto, ON. July 14–August 5.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. How to Improve the World (screening and performance). Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON. July 12.
Particle and Wave, 2015. Series of audio performances. Particle + Wave Media Arts Festival. Festival Hall, Calgary, AB. February 7.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. An Earthquake at the Racetracks, curated by Juergen Dehm and Xenia Benivolski. Museo de la Ciudad, Querétaro, Mexico. January 16–March 15.
Turangalila Symphonie, 2014. Live cinema performance (technical and creative director). Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary, AB. November 29.
Organ, 2011. Interactive audio installation. Du Coeur. Intersite Art Festival, Calgary, AB. September 27.
Borderland, 2013. Interactive audio installation. Basement Miracle. Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. March 29–April 21.
Whorl, 2010. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard. TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB. November 17.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. Ignition 5.0. Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH. November 12–December 13.
Fusillade, 2012. Audio installation. Import/Export (solo exhibition). Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. October 4–31.
Alternator, 2011. Video installation/performance. Import/Export (solo exhibition). Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. October 4–31.
Organ, 2011. Interactive audio installation. Import/Export (solo exhibition). Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. October 4–31.
Whorl, 2010. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard. Import/Export (solo exhibition). Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC. October 4–31.
Whorl, 2010. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard. Nuit Blanche Festival. New Adventures in Sound Art, Toronto, ON. September 29.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. How to Improve the World. Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. March 2–30.
How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Things Worse), 2011–2012. Video/performance, with Steve Gurysh. And No One Was Around (Pop Montreal Festival). Société des Arts Technologiques, Montreal, QC. September 21–25.
Open Field, 2009. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard and Jean-René Leblanc. Re:flux Festival. Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB. May 20–June 3.
Whorl, 2010. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard. Nuit Blanche Festival: The Black Hole. Red Bird Studios, Montreal, QC. February 26.
Open Field, 2009. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard and Jean-René Leblanc. Retina. Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI. January 14–February 5.
Open Field, 2009. Interactive audio installation, with Neal Moignard and Jean-René Leblanc. Off the Strip. The Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, NV. October 14–November 3.
#garden, 2009. Interactive networked installation. TRUCK +15 Window Project, Calgary, AB. October 5–November 19.
Grants, Awards and Scholarships
Data Fluencies, Mellon Foundation.
Dr. Liss Jeffrey Graduate Award, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral, SSHRC.
Ryerson Graduate Fellowship, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Faculty Professional Affairs Committee Funding, Alberta University of the Arts.
Faculty Professional Affairs Committee Funding, Alberta University of the Arts.
Media Art Production Grant, Canada Council for the Arts.
Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals, Canada Council for the Arts.
Artist Opportunity Grant, Calgary Arts Development.
Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Faculty Professional Affairs Committee Funding, Alberta University of the Arts.
Media Art Production Grant, Canada Council for the Arts.
Disney Memorial Pausch Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ganaele Langlois, Rory Sharp, Craig Fahner, Alexandra Juhasz, Ioana Jucan, and Roopa Vasudevan. Digital Reset: Critical and Creative Interventions to Rewire Sense-Making. Media Theory 10 (1): 125–48.
Craig Fahner, Evan Light, and Quinn MacNeil. Enter the Ring: Artistic Interventions in Facial Recognition and Domestic Surveillance. Surveillance & Society 24 (3): 255–65.
Craig Fahner, Ganaele Langlois, and Rory Sharp. Image-Affect: Developing an Anti-Sentiment Analysis Tool. Computational Culture (forthcoming).
Craig Fahner. Generative Games as Situated Representations of Algorithmic Power. International Journal of Games and Narrative 1 (forthcoming).
Craig Fahner. Eigengrau: Reimagining Videoconferencing as a ‘Slow Platform’. In “You’re Muted”: Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom, ed. Mark Nunes and Cassandra Ozog, 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Evan Light, Craig Fahner, Ellouise McGeachie, and Quinn MacNeil. ‘What Hath We Rung?’: Facing Amazon’s Ring of Surveillance. Report prepared for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Craig Fahner and Matthew Waddell. Deep Solutions: Artistic Interventions in Platform Capitalism. Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, Milan, Italy.
Open Source Software Development
Craig Fahner. P5.plotterControl.
Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University; Matt Canute; Craig Fahner; Anthony Burton; and Mel Racho. Image-Affect Interface.
Conference Presentations
Wild Lots: Reimagining Urban Space through Participatory Installation. Presentation. Mozilla Festival, Barcelona, Spain. October 28–30.
Wild Lots: Reimagining Vacant Urban Space through Design Interventions. Conference presentation. Society for the Social Studies of Science 2026 Conference, Toronto, ON. October 8.
FRuiT: A Fruit Recognition System. Conference presentation. Society for the Social Studies of Science 2026 Conference, Toronto, ON. October 7.
p5 Plotter Control: A Real-Time Pen Plotter Control Library for p5.js. Presentation. Processing Community Day, NYU ITP, Brooklyn, NY (hosted by the Processing Foundation). October 3.
Enterface: Encountering Facial Recognition Surveillance via Interactive Installation. Conference presentation. Surveillance Studies Network Conference 2026, Lille, France. June 10–12.
Facial Recognition, Tactile Visibility and the Governance of Risk. Conference presentation. Data Justice Conference 2026, Cardiff, United Kingdom. June 1–2.
Enterface: Encountering Facial Recognition Technology. Presentation and demo. Digital Expo: Bridging the AI Divide, North York Public Library, Toronto, ON. October 4.
Engineering Bias in Facial Recognition. Conference presentation. HOPE_16 Conference, St. John’s University, Queens, NY. August 15.
Enter the Ring: Facing Amazon’s Ring of Surveillance. Conference presentation. Union for Democratic Communications 2025 Conference, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA. June 19–22.
Concevoir les technologies de reconnaissance faciale de manière alternative du point de vue des communs. Conference presentation. Les Communs Colloque International, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC. May 12–14.
Generative Games as Situated Representations of Algorithmic Power. Conference presentation. 2025 International Conference on Games and Narrative, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. March 3–6.
Data Fluencies: Sentiment, Affect, and Algorithmic Recommendation. Conference presentation. AI for Humanity and Society Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden. November 19–20.
Book Panel: “You’re Muted”: Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom. Conference presenter. Cultural Studies Association 2024 Conference, Chicago, IL. May 30–June 1.
Enter the Ring: Facing Amazon’s Ring of Surveillance. Conference presenter. Surveillance Studies Network Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia. May 29–31.
Counter-hegemonic Technocultures. Conference panel chair. Society for the Social Studies of Science 2023 Conference, Honolulu, HI. November 8–11.
Image Analysis Workshop. Workshop presenter. Association of Internet Researchers 2023 Conference, Philadelphia, PA. October 18–21.
(de)Stabilizing Diffusions. Panelist. Concordia University, Montreal, QC. May 23–24.
Annual Meeting. Conference presenter. International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, Toronto, ON. March 8.
Reimagining Platforms Symposium. Conference presenter. University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. October 31.
Future Bodies Symposium. Conference presenter. New Media Caucus, Virginia Tech. September 30–October 2.
Research-creation Methods in Communications: Perspectives from the Field. Panel chair. Canadian Communication Association Conference, Edmonton, AB. June 1–4.
Institute for Research on Digital Literacies. Keynote presenter. York University, Toronto, ON. March 24.
Artist-Centered Platforms Workshop. Workshop presenter. College Art Association Conference (online). February 10–13.
Learning to Teach Creative Technologies Remotely: A Virtual UnSymposium. Conference presenter. New York University. January 22–23.
Mediating the Crisis: Platformisation in the Face of COVID-19 and Beyond. Conference presenter. Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom. November 26–27.
Our Networks Conference. Conference presenter. Online. September 8–12.
Artist Run Centres & Collectives of Ontario Summit. Conference presenter. Online. July 25.
7th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. Presenter. Milan, Italy. July 3–5.
Intersections/Cross-sections Conference. Conference panelist. York University, Toronto, ON. March 8–9.
Future Communications Conference. Conference panelist. York University, Toronto, ON. December 7.
Particle and Wave Festival: True Weight of Sound Panel. Conference panelist. Calgary, AB. February 6.
SASA Art History Conference. Conference panelist. Concordia University, Montreal, QC. February 8.
Selected Residencies and Research Fellowships
Data Fluencies Project Co-investigator (PI Wendy Chun). Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC.
Deconstructing/Performing the Amazon Ring Security Apparatus Project Researcher (PI Evan Light). York University, Toronto, ON.
Alberta Biennial Sessions Program Resident. The Banff Centre, Banff, AB.
Banff Artist in Residence Program Resident. The Banff Centre, Banff, AB.
Selected Invited Speaking Engagements and Workshops
Digital Reset Workshop. New York University, New York, NY.
IDM x Onassis ONX Speaker Series. New York University, New York, NY.
Speculative Science Fiction Workshop. Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB.
Crash Course in Contemporary Art (Lecture). Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB.
Projection Mapping Workshop. EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB.
Crash Course in Contemporary Art (Guest Lecturer). Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB.
Projection Mapping Workshop. EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB.
Projection Mapping Workshop. EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB.
Visiting Artist Lecture, Art + Design Now. Alberta University of the Arts.
“Biosensing and Music” Workshop. Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC.
“Personal Energy Harvesting” Workshop. Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC.
“Actuate Everything” Workshop. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
Selected Juries and Service Activities
External Assessor. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, ON.
Virtual Grounds Residency Project Mentor. Trinity Square Video and Data Justice Lab, Toronto, ON.
Co-director. SORCE Collective, York & Toronto Metropolitan Universities, Toronto, ON.
Peer Assessment Jurist, Digital and New Media Arts Grants. Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON.
Jurist for Operating Grants. Calgary Arts Development, Calgary, AB.
Board Member. EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB.
Peer Assessment Jurist, Media Arts Section Grants. Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON.
TEX(T)ECH Workshop Facilitator. The Banff Centre, Banff, AB.
Internal Service
Member, Data Analytics and Visualization faculty working group, Pratt Institute.
Member, School of Information Peer Review Committee, Pratt Institute.
Member, School of Information Faculty Council, Pratt Institute.
Member, Space and Technology Committee, Pratt Institute.
Co-organizer, IDM and Onassis ONX Visiting Speaker Series, New York University.
Selected Reviews, Publicity and Scholarly Mentions
“Machines sensibles, inventions queer: une approche hacktiviste et écoféministe de l’art numérique.” Marion Schneider; master’s thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal.
Technologies of the New Real: Viral Contagion and Death of the Social. Arthur Kroker and Marilouise Kroker, October 8.
“Wreck City – Documentary” (2018 artist residency). Polina Teif; YouTube, December 21.
“Amplification” (review). Amber Berson; Canadian Art, October 23.
“Wreck City Residency Explores ‘How We Live’ with Interactive Exhibits throughout the City.” Eric Volmers; Calgary Herald, August 2.
“Which Shape With Everyday Items Stuck On It Are You Really?” Adam Waldron-Blain; Luma Quarterly, Issue 009 ("The 10th Alberta Biennial"), August 30.
“An Ambitious & Messy Homage to Life: Alberta’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.” Maja Staka; The Wanderer (web), June 27.
“Art Gallery of Alberta’s 2017 Biennial Refuses to Speak for Us All, in the Very Best Way.” Fish Griwkowsky; Edmonton Journal, June 15.
“25 Alberta Artists to Rep Province’s Creative Scene in 2017 Alberta Biennial” (selection announcement). Canadian Art, January 25.
“High Fives to the Avant-Garde.” Kurtis Lesick; in Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design Thinking and Methods, Springer.
“Od Regionalne Izložbe Do Međunarodnog Projekta.” Saša Šimpraga; Novosti (Portal Novosti), October 22.
“Craig Fahner & Steve Gurysh at 8-11.” Akimbo (web), July 21.
“Turangalila is Fatal Love that Fulfills, Writes Giller Winner Sean Michaels, Mascot of Early Electronic Instruments.” Sean Michaels; National Post (national), December 4.
“CPO Climbs Inside Composer Olivier Messiaen’s Mind with Epic Turangalila.” Stephen Hunt; Calgary Herald, November 29.
“Calgary Philharmonic Teams Up with ACAD for Display of Sound and Colour.” Marsha Lederman; The Globe and Mail (national), November 27.
“Digital Art and Mid-20th-Century Composition.” Fast Forward Weekly (Calgary, AB), November 27.
“Philharmonic Celebrates with a Touch of Paris.” Stephen Hunt; Calgary Herald, November 19.
“Sweet Nothing” (interview). Interview by Mark Slutsky, with Keith Murnighan and Jeff Warren; BLOCK Magazine (Allied Properties REIT).
“Import / Export de Craig Fahner à Eastern Bloc.” Qui fait Quoi (qfq.com).
“The Local Energy Indicator: Designing for Wind and Solar Energy Systems in the Home.” James Pierce and Eric Paulos; Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’12), ACM.
“Biosignal-driven Art: Beyond Biofeedback.” Miguel Ortiz, Niall Coghlan, Javier Jaimovich, and Ben Knapp; Ideas Sónicas/Sonic Ideas, pp. 43–52.
“Médias Sociaux” (issue 26). Urbania Magazine.
Interview for Spark Programme. CBC Radio 1 (national), December 6.
Selected Discography
Fuses, Sawdust in the Transmission. Having Fun. (Composer and performer)
Motorists, Never Sing Alone. We Are Time. (Composer and performer)
Motorists, Touched By The Stuff. We Are Time / Bobo Integral. (Composer and performer)
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, Eight Waves in Search of an Ocean. Quindi Records / Soft Abuse. (Performer, synthesizers)
Miszczyk, Thyrsis of Etna. We Are Time. (Performer and composer, featured on “Lunar Days”)
Motorists, Surrounded. We Are Time / Debt Offensive / Bobo Integral. (Composer and performer)
Motorists, From the Wreckage. Planet of the Tapes. (Composer and performer)
Feel Alright, In Bad Faith. Pleasence Records. (Composer and performer)
Leather Jacuzzi, The Whole Hog. Danger Records. (Composer and performer)
Feel Alright, hahahahahahaha. Planet of the Tapes. (Composer and performer)
Selected Music Press
New Music: Reviews 7/6. KEXP, July 6.
Fuses. Andy French; Raven Sings The Blues, June 16.
Fuses Share Debut Album ‘Sawdust in the Transmission’ and New Track ‘Drive It Into The Ground’. It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine.
Fuses – ‘Drive It Into the Ground’. AltSounds.
Fuses – “Anilene.” Andy French; Raven Sings The Blues, May 19.
Fuses Preview ‘Sawdust in the Transmission’ With New Single ‘Aniline’. It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine.
Fuses – “Garden of Ashes.” Andy French; Raven Sings The Blues, April 15.
Motorists: Never Sing Alone [Album Review]. Thomas Wilde; The Fire Note, March 6.
Motorists Plot Canadian Tour in Support of Upcoming Album ‘Never Sing Alone’. Exclaim!, February 6.
Motorists Share Details on New Album, ‘Never Sing Alone’. Victoria Borlando; theneedledrop.com, January 9.
Paul Silver Column. Jersey Beat.
CKUA Traffic Jams Interview. CKUA Radio Network.
Motorists Give ’90s Power-Pop a Makeover on “Touched By The Stuff.” Post-Trash, June 27.
Motorists: Touched By The Stuff [Album Review]. Thomas Wilde; The Fire Note, May 29.
Essential Releases, May 24, 2024. Bandcamp Daily, May 24.
Motorists. Andy French; Raven Sings The Blues, May 21.
Motorists Announce Sophomore Album ‘Touched by the Stuff’. Exclaim!, March 21.
Motorists – “Surrounded” | Album Review. Post-Trash, October 13.
Difficult Fun: September 2021's Best Punk. SPIN, September 28.
Motorists: Surrounded [Album Review]. Thomas Wilde; The Fire Note, September 24.
Motorists: Surrounded – Album Review. Louder Than War, September 10.
Essential Releases, September 10, 2021. Bandcamp Daily, September 10.
Motorists Are Jangle Pop Philosophers on ‘Surrounded’. Exclaim!, September 3.
Motorists: Surrounded – Tracks & Reviews. AllMusic, September 3.
Indie Basement 93: The Week in Classic Indie, College Rock, and More. Brooklyn Vegan, September 3.
Motorists — Surrounded (Album Review). The Line of Best Fit, September 3.
Motorists and Mikey Young Are In It for the Love of the Game. Talkhouse, September 3.
Motorists – “Surrounded” (Post-Trash Premiere). Post-Trash, August 24.
26 New Songs Out Today. Brooklyn Vegan, August 6.
Toronto's Motorists Announce Debut Album ‘Surrounded’. Exclaim!, July 9.
29 New Songs Out Today. Brooklyn Vegan, July 9.
Surrounded by Motorists — Reviews and Tracks. Metacritic.
Sloan's Jay Ferguson Tells Us About His Favorite Songs of 2021. Brooklyn Vegan.
Video Premiere: “Cool Water” by Feel Alright. The Big Takeover, June 6.
Five Questions With… Craig Fahner of Feel Alright. Billboard Canada, May 9.
Song Premiere: Feel Alright – “Cool Water.” New Noise Magazine, March 29.
Leather Jacuzzi Turn Up the Fast and Messy Punk Rock Jets. Vice, December 1.
Cowtown Capers: DiS Does Sled Island 2017. Drowned in Sound, July 12.
Leather Jacuzzi – “Gloved Hand Holding Caviar.” Exclaim!, June 5.
New Blood: TV Crime, Nosebleed, Tumbas, Leather Jacuzzi, Nachthexen, Faze, Pandemix, and Bleeders. Maximum Rocknroll, September 1.
Feel Alright Has Bros In Different Area Codes. Vice, May 14.
Feel Alright Announce Mammoth Cave 7-inch, Canadian Tour. Exclaim!, May 9.
New Canadiana: Feel Alright – hahahahahahaha. Weird Canada.
Feel Alright: “Hahahahahahaha.” No Fear Of Pop, May 16.
Skills and Expertise
Areas of expertise. Interactive media art, performance, sound art, screen-based media, virtual reality, audio production, game-based art, immersive 3D environments, net-art, electronics and physical computing, media theory, art theory, infrastructure studies, critical algorithm studies, the political economy of the internet, surveillance studies, science and technology studies, platform studies, machine learning, data justice, independent and experimental music
Hardware / tech skills. Multitrack audio recording, live audio/video, video production, studio lighting, in-camera video and film techniques, circuit design and fabrication, woodworking and metalworking, image editing, risography
Media production. Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Audacity, Blender 3D
Other. Strong collaborative skills, organizational and leadership experience, equity, diversity and justice conscious practice
Programming languages. C-sharp, Python, Processing, Arduino, Max, JavaScript, HTML and CSS, Unity3D, P5.js, ML5.js, RunwayML, TouchDesigner, TensorFlow, node.js
Training courses completed. WHMIS 1988 Training (AUArts), AUArts Copyright and Fair Use Training, AUArts Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Training, IT Risk and Cybersecurity Training (AUArts), Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training (AUArts), Personal Protective Equipment Training (AUArts), Workplace Hazards Training (AUArts), Unconscious Bias and Equity Training (Calgary Arts Development), Accommodating Accommodation Training (Toronto Metropolitan University), Fostering Communities of Learners in Large Lectures Workshop (Toronto Metropolitan University)