fatima

History

Short Biography: Fatima Lasay (b. 1969) is an artist, writer/researcher and independent curator working in digital media. She is interested in articulations of aesthetic equilibrium in kaluluwa (knowledge), wika (language) and ginhawa (body). Her work deals with the social and political dimensions of technologies. Lasay was artist-in-residence in Yangon, Myanmar (2004) and Sierre, Switzerland (2004), and has been awarded grants to collaborate and present her work in Europe and Asia. Lasay is author of the chapter "Tanaw: Seeing and Shaping the World in the Philippine Landscape" for the book "Tanaw: Perspectives on the BSP Painting Collection" published by the Central Bank of the Philippines (2005), and "No Carrier and Other Stories from Philippine BBS Culture" for the book "Read_Me: Software Art and Cultures"published by the Aarhus University Press, Aarhus, Denmark (2004). Lasay was professor of industrial design, computer art and art theory (1996-2004) at the University of the Philippines where she developed its first computer art electives and organized the Digital Media Festivals (2000-2003). Lasay also serves as member of the editorial advisory board of the Leonardo Electronic Almanac (MIT Press).
Location: Quezon City, PH