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Canadian media artist and academic (born 1955)
Thecla Schiphorst
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Known forelectronic artist,
installation artist
Notable workBodymaps, Artifacts of Touch

Thecla Schiphorst (born 1955) is a Canadian digital media artist and academic.

Work

Schiphorst was a founding developer of the dance and choreography software LifeForms, alongside Tom Calvert. Using LifeForms, she collaborated over a long period with the American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham.

She is also known for her interactive work Bodymaps: Artifacts of Touch, which near-field and touch sensors to allow the viewer to control a video image of the human form by touching the image.

Academic career

Schiphorst is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor of the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University.

Awards

In 1998, Schiphorst was a recipient of the Petro–Canada Award in New Media, administered by the Canada Council.

References

  1. "Artist/Maker Name "Schiphorst, Thecla"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Government of Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. Schibsted, Evantheia. "LIfeform". Wired. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ Joke Brouwer (2005). ARt & D: Research and Development in Art. V2_ publishing. pp. 263–. ISBN 978-90-5662-389-0.
  4. Salter, Chris (2010). Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance. MIT Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-262-19588-1.
  5. David H. Jonassen; Association for Educational Communications and Technology (2004). Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. Taylor & Francis. pp. 466–. ISBN 978-0-8058-4145-9.
  6. ^ Johannes H. Birringer (1998). Media & Performance: Along the Border. JHU Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-8018-5852-9.
  7. Jackie Hatfield; Stephen Littman (9 August 2006). Experimental Film and Video: An Anthology. Indiana University Press. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-0-86196-906-7.
  8. Mark B. N. Hansen (2 October 2012). Bodies in Code: Interfaces with Digital Media. Routledge. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-135-87886-3.
  9. "Touch:Touche Daniel Jolliffe and Thecla Schiphorst. Curated by Nina Czegledy". Inter/Access. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. "Thecla Schiphorst". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 30 May 2016.


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