VNS Matrix

VNS Matrix was an artist collective founded in Adelaide, Australia, in 1991, by Josephine Starrs, Julianne Pierce, Francesca da Rimini and Virginia Barratt. They are credited as being amongst the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism to describe their practice.

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Background

VNS Matrix was an Australian artist group who were active from 1991 to 1997.

In 1991 they wrote their "A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century"[1] and have been credited as among the first artists to use the term cyberfeminism[2].

One of their first works was a 6 by 18 foot billboard announcing "the clitoris is a direct line to the matrix...".[3]

“ The impetus of the group was to investigate and decipher the narratives of domination and control which surround high technological culture, and explore the construction of social space, identity and sexuality in cyberspace.[4] ”

See also

References

  1. ^ cyberfeminist manifesto for the 21st century by vns matrix
  2. ^ Rosser, S.V., Through the Lenses of Feminist Theory: Focus on Women and Information Technology. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 2005. 26(1): p. 1-23.
  3. ^ Kim M. Phillips & Barry Reay, Sexualities in History: A Reader, 2001, Routledge, Page 434
  4. ^ Media Art Net | VNS Matrix: Biography

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