about

Raphael Arar is an award-winning artist, designer and technologist whose work seeks to trace the trajectories of interpersonal and intrapersonal interaction in light of progress. These works manifest themselves in a variety of forms encompassing a synthesis of nostalgia and novelty often informed by scientific systems and humanistic research. His artwork has been shown at museums, conferences, festivals and galleries internationally including the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (FI), The Boston Cyberarts Gallery (USA), Dark Horse Experiment (AU) and the Athens Video Art Festival (GR). His design work has been awarded through MITX and The Webby Awards and has been featured in sources including Communication Arts Magazine, Forbes, New York Times and The Boston Globe. Arar holds a BA from Boston University and is currently completing his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. He also is an active member of The NOISE INDEX, a research platform and art collective based in Los Angeles, CA.