Josephine Starrs

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Josephine Starrs (born 1955) is an Australian artist who creates socially engaged art focusing on human relationships to new technologies, nature and climate change. [1] Her video and new media work has been exhibited in Australia and at international art exhibitions. [2] She was a Senior Lecturer in Media Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney until 2016. [3]

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Background and education

Starrs grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at the South Australian School of Arts. She has worked in a variety of mediums including photography, animation, video, and new media. [1] She is a founding member of the cyberfeminist group VNS Matrix. [4]

Collaboration with Leon Cmielewski

Starrs has collaborated with artist Leon Cmielewski since 1994 when they were living together in New York. [1] Their collaborative work focuses on incorporating interactivity and play while engaging with contemporary social issues. Their works have appeared in forms such as kiosks, games, card games, dances, films, and mapping installations. [5]

Selected works

The works below are in collaboration with Leon Cmielewski unless otherwise noted.

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References

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  2. "Josephine Starrs | Scanlines". scanlines.net. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. Wilson, Lynn (2015). Promoting Climate Change Awareness through Environmental Education. IGI Global. ISBN   978-1466687653.
  4. "starrs and cmielewski » josephine starrs" . Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Starrs, Josephine; Cmielewski, Leon (2007). "Please Touch the Art: Private Information, Public Settings". Scan. 4 (3).
  6. Sollfrank, Cornelia (May 1998). "Never Lonely Again: Diagnostic Tools for the New Millennium". BE Magazin. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
  7. Finegan, A.; Starrs, J.; Cmielewski, L. (1 April 2008). "Visualizing Data: Seeker's Affective Interaction". IEEE MultiMedia. 15 (2): 16–19. doi:10.1109/MMUL.2008.42. ISSN   1070-986X. S2CID   206478012.
  8. Ivanova, Antoanetta; Bačić, Anita; Cmielewski, Leon; Starrs, Josephine; Cooper, Justine; Jeremijenko, Natalie; McCormack, Jon; Starr, Pip; Velonaki, Mari (1 November 2009). Impact by degrees [electronic resource] : Australian perspectives on art and climate change / curator, Antonetta Ivanova ; website designer, Anita Bacic ; a collaboration between the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, and Novamedia. PANDORA electronic collection. Melbourne, Vic: Novamedia Pty Ltd. ISBN   9780975199831.
  9. Randerson, Janine (2011). "critical flows: climates & peoples". RealTime Arts. No. 104. p. 39.
  10. Finegan, Ann (2016). "Hunting Ground: Dancing with Drones". Runway: Australian Experimental Art. 28.
  11. "And the Earth Sighed".
  12. "And the earth sighed: Starrs & cmielewski".