Nadya Peek

likes tools

Nadya Peek as a cosplayer during Picnic 06 - photograph cc Marco Wessel, flickr.com/photos/mhw/257201002

I study AI at the University of Amsterdam, and work part time at Mediamatic Foundation.

I like taking things apart and putting things together, adding dysfunctional aesthetics to otherwise functional objects and observing how things work in systems or out of context.

I also am a big fan of non-zero gaussian curvature and electric conductivity in fabric.

At Mediamatic

We try to strip everyday hardware down to its core functionality, and then we try to see whether that hardware can do anything fun for us.

At University

I'm doing projects in the constructivist language acquisition, social choice in multiagent systems and (computer) vision.

During Picnic `06:

The only tactile contribution I had for Picnic '06 was to sew the tabledresses that adorn the beer printing machines *erm friend drink stations. I hope you enjoyed them.

I also dressed up as a seamonster for the cosplay show. It involved lots of latex and blue hair.

Nadya Peek - photo by Marco Wessel

Mediamatic Lab, Mediamatic Foundation

RFID fantasies, experiences and creative prototypes @ PICNIC '07, Hacking the Human Body, Up Close and Personal: Share your Life, Creative Genius: Things I have learned in my life so far

Paula Koopman

Up Close and Personal: Share your Life, Keynote: The Invisible Future: New ways to feel, make & play, Creative Genius: Things I have learned in my life so far, Heroes of the Information Economy — the Makers

Cosplay Catwalk

Contact information

Nadya Peek

Images:

Image: Willem Velthoven

Embroidering the 404

Katharina asked me to design the "404: page not found" error page for the PICNIC Network site. Since Nadya and I were embroidering the RFID Friend-Drink-Stations for Picnic06 anyway, I decided to...