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Kristina Andersen
Kristina Andersen works with interactions and concepts to create unusual objects, protocols and experiences using iterative processes informed by games and play. She holds an MA specialising in wearable computers, an
M.Sc [distinction] specialising in tangible objects in virtual spaces,
and was a research fellow at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
(IT), where in collaboration with Margot Jacobs and Laura Polazzi she
worked on the FARAWAY project. The latter researches and creates
interactions using sensory and symbolic aspects of emotions in order to
convey a sense of presence between people who are physically distant but emotionally close. Other recent projects include whisper, in
collaboration with Thecla Schiphorst and Suzan Kozel, where the emphasis lies on using physiological data as input for an audio-visual
environment and responsive intelligent garments.
She is currently artist in residence at STEIM (Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music) in Amsterdam working on 'ensemble', a set of sensor-based wearable musical controllers developed for musical experiences for children. She is mentor at dasarts and honorary visiting design fellow at the University of York.
