Ruth Catlow
Most Recent Affiliation / Department / Job Title:
- Furtherfield
ISEA Bio(s) Available:
ISEA2011
Ruth Catlow is an artist and curator working at the intersection of art, technology and social change. As co-founder, with Marc Garrett, of Furtherfield a grass roots media arts organisation, online community and gallery (formerly HTTP Gallery) in North London, she works with international artists, hackers, curators, musicians, programmers, writers, activists and thinkers. Her current focus is on practices that engage an ecological approach with an interest in the interrelation of technological and natural processes. Ruth has been involved with developing networked participatory arts infrastructures such as VisitorsStudio and NODE.?London. She is currently developing a new partnership initiative with Furtherfield and Drake Music drawing on existing knowledge and experience and emerging models of peer to peer organisation and production. Ruth has worked in Higher Education for over 15 years and is currently running degrees in Digital Art and Design Practice and developing a new MA in Fine Art and Environment at Writtle School of Design.