Thecla Schiphorst
Canadian media artist and academic (born 1955)
About Thecla Schiphorst
Born 1955. Thecla Schiphorst is a Canadian visual artist, choreographer, new media artist, computer artist, dancer and multimedia artist.
Thecla Schiphorst (born 1955) is a Canadian digital media artist and academic.
Work Schiphorst was a founding developer of the dance and choreography software LifeForms, alongside Tom Calvert. Using LifeForms, she collaborated over a long period with the American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham.
She is also known for her interactive work Bodymaps: Artifacts of Touch, which near-field and touch sensors to allow the viewer to control a video image of the human form by touching the image.
Academic career Schiphorst is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor of the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University.
Awards In 1998, Schiphorst was a recipient of the Petro–Canada Award in New Media, administered by the Canada Council.
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Canadian media artist and academic (born 1955)
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