Rhea Myers: Art & Theory on the Blockchain

Rhea Myers is an artist, hacker and writer originally from the UK who is now based in British Columbia, Canada. Her work places technology and culture in mutual interrogation to produce new ways of seeing the world as it unfolds around us.

Recorded on June 19, 2024 as a Space on X.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:10) Background in Computer Art & Creative Coding
(06:07) Exploring Conceptual Art with "Is Art"
(13:37) Commodifying Subjectivity through "The Ego and It's Owned"
(19:04) Reframing Property & Ownership with "Certificate of Inauthenticity"
(27:23) Envisioning a Sci-Fi Crypto Dystopia with "Bad Shibe"
(36:02) Critiquing the Trad Art World with Proof of Work: Blockchain Provocations
(44:21) Considering a Return to Smart Contracts? 
(52:33) Performing Conspiracy Theory with "Portents"
(1:01:52) A Few of Rhea's Favorite Artists
(1:05:22) Final Thoughts from Rhea 
(1:06:24) Outro