Cillín Perera

Cillín Johann Perera is an Australian technologist, photographer and patron of the arts who is known for his "HomelessCEO" project. Between 2013 and 2017, Perera documented his travels by uploading a photo of every flight and each day on Instagram.

Perera is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of Avilinga, founder of nthspace and a Fellow at the NYU Marron Institute . He is a collector and patron of Australian Aboriginal art As a freshman, he started a non-profit company and a late-night show, Wide Awake with Cillin Perera. In 1997, Perera was assistant director of Joshua Oppenheimer's The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase, an experimental documentary that won several festival awards.

Photography

In July 2013, Not spending more than four or five days in any one place, Perera took 168 flights and traveled more than 200,000 miles in 2014.

Technique

HomelessCEO was shot entirely on Apple iPod and iPhone. Perera's other photographs show "haunting images of architecture, landscapes and urban settings mostly devoid of the human form." He very rarely features people in his photos unless they contribute to the composition of the shot. , an artist's residency program with properties in Adelaide, Torino & Grímsey, Iceland (under construction) .

Perera is involved in the support of Australian Aboriginal art through his private collection as well as philanthropic activities in the field.