Timo Toots

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA2019

  Timo Toots (b.1982, Estonia) is a new media artist living and working in Estonia. His artistic research concentrates on the relationship between humans and technology. He is addressing the question of privacy in the surveillance society and the role of the individual in the structures of society. His works take the shape of an interactive installation for strong physical experiences. He has exhibited since 2006 around Europe and the US. In 2012 Toots won Ars Electronica Grand Prix for interactive arts with his project Memopol-2. His works are in collections of ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medien) and Art Museum of Estonia. Toots studied computer science at Tartu University and photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He is the founder and manager of an art and technology farm, studio and an artist residency called MAAJAAM in the countryside in South of Estonia. MAAJAAM is concentrated on researching, experimenting with and reflecting on the relationships between people, technology and nature.

Last Known Location:

• Estonia