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Sandra Rodriguez

Artistic Achievement Award
Multidisciplinary Artist, Emerging Arts
Montréal, Quebec

Discover the work of media artist Sandra Rodriguez in this short directed by Aude Leroux-Lévesque and Sébastien Rist.

Highlights from the nomination statement

Nominator: Francis Delfour, screenwriter and director, Productions CapFour Films

“[Sandra Rodriguez] is a unique voice in the field of digital arts, and she is a true pioneer in the development of virtual and mixed reality.”

Three people standing silhouetted against floor-to-ceiling screens showing brightly coloured patterns.
Sandra Rodriguez, 11849958 Results – Sexe, désirs et data, 2023, interactive projections, artificial intelligence, generative images, stable diffusion, disco diffusion, social interaction, 5.08 m long x 4.90 m wide x 2.90 m high.
Collection of the Phi Centre.
Photo credit: Adil Boukind

“[She] has not only contributed to the outreach of Canadian artistic innovation on the international scene, but has also worked extremely hard to enhance inclusion and access to emerging technologies for many creators.”

“[S]he is striving to breathe new life into art and individual creativity through an inclusive and diversified practice.”

A baby’s arm surrounded by geometric shapes is shown against a purple background with white writing in French.
Earlier work
Sandra Rodriguez, Do Not Track: Chapitre 05 – Big Data, un monde d’algorithmes, 2014, interactive Web documentary, 7 episodes (approximately 15 minutes each).
Collection of the National Film Board of Canada, Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Photo credit: @Upian

“Her talent shows an outstandingly unique and original approach to a medium perceived at once as new, threatening and promising.”

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