April Soetarman

April Soetarman is an artist, architect, and designer who creates public art, installations, interactive narratives, and "weird side projects". She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2012 with a double major in Architecture and Music.

Work Soetarman used to work at Studio 07 the Experience Design and Environmental Graphics Design studio. She operates under the semi-anonymous moniker WeirdSideProjects.com which she describes as an experiment in code, text, street art, food, and feelings. She displays her work focused on creating moments of delight through tactical urban trouble-making, immersive installations, or online media. She was a finalist in the 2021 Interaction Awards for her "The End of the Day" project.

Notable work Soetarman is known for creating street signs with messages on them. For example, these street signs include messages like "'NOTICE: I never stopped loving you. I hope you're well'" as well as "CAUTION: Beware of unreliable narrators" plus many others. She was motivated to create these signs to further explore different artistic avenues and to cope with personal struggles. "The End of the Day" is a calming, listening activity that takes place over the phone. To participate, she has attached plaques with a phone number and instructions to different New York City benches. This museum exhibit considers events that could have happened in one's life had the person made different decisions.