Mónica Rikić
Mónica Rikić is an electronic artist merging technology and philosophy through art, creating technological artifacts that are not driven by functionality or productivity, but by the desire to build critical devices that provoke collective thinking and discussion
Previous Works
Somoure
La caixa de música infinita
Hipertèlia
Especies I, II y III
Metamàquina
La màquina que juga sola
New Home of Mind
Mother of Robots
The Inflovable Machine
Data gossiping robots
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BIO
The general interest of her artistic practice lies in the development of alternative technologies through creative coding and electronics. Her work merges technology and philosophy through art, creating technological artifacts that deliberately eschew functionality or productivity. Instead, these pieces serve as critical devices aimed at triggering collective thinking and discussion. Formally, her practice is grounded in the creation of handmade electronic objects and robots that embody various conceptual aspects of her research, presenting themselves as theatrical devices. Through these works, she aims to offer experiences that encourage alternative perspectives on technology, robotics, and open hardware.
Her projects have been featured in numerous art festivals and institutions around the world, including Ars Electronica (AT), Manifesta Biennial, ISEA, Creative Tech Week (NY), Robotronica (AUS), Loop Festival (SP), Laboral (SP), FILE (BR), CCCB (SP), Arts Santa Mònica (SP), and La Capella (SP), among others.
She has received several prestigious awards, such as the Catalan Culture Award in 2021, and recognitions from the Japan Media Arts Festival, AMAZE Berlin, the Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in Atlanta, as well as a Leonardo Grant from the BBVA Foundation. Her artistic residencies include participation in the S+T+ARTS program, Technoculture, Arts and Games in Montreal, the European Media Artists in Residence Exchange (EMARE-EMAP) at QUT (Australia), Hexagram (Montreal), Medialab Prado (Madrid), Platohedro (Medellín), and Etopía (Zaragoza), as part of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab program.
Her works are part of the National Contemporary Art Collection of Catalonia, .NewArt {collection;} and Colección DKV.
