Tomas Laurenzo

Descripción del Artista

Tomás Laurenzo works with both physical and digital media to explore the artistic construction of meaning and its relationship with representation, power, and politics. With a background in both computer science and art, his work spans across different practices and interests, including Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality. His artistic production is also diverse and includes installations, interactive art, music, live cinema, and digital lutherie. His artworks and performances have been shown in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Since 2014, he is Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Media of the City University of Hong Kong. Before relocating to Hong Kong, he worked as associate professor (now on leave) at University of the Republic (Uruguay), where he founded and directed the medialab –Laboratorio de medios– of the Engineering School. He also worked as Associate Researcher at the Center for Basic Research of the School of Psychology, Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture and Design, as well as being fellow of both the National Agency of Research (ANII) and the PEDECIBA program, the main funding institutions in Uruguay. Laurenzo has also performed artistic and academic activities in several institutions including Microsoft Research, Carnegie Mellon University, Brunel University, and INRIA, among others. He has several publications, mainly in the areas of New Media Art, and HCI.