Christopher Salter takes over Professorship »Immersive Arts« in Zurich
Cluster Member Salter Welcomed as New Professor and Director of the Immersive Arts Space of the Zurich University of the Arts on May 1st, 2022
The Department of Performing Arts and Film is pleased to welcome Christopher Lloyd Salter as the new Professor of Immersive Arts and Director of the Immersive Arts Space on May 1st, 2022. Salter is an artist, professor of computer arts at Concordia University in Montreal, co-director of the Hexagram Network for Research-Creation in Arts, Culture and Technology, and a Member at the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. He studied philosophy and economics and received his PhD in theater from Stanford University, where he also taught and conducted research at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics.
He is the author of »Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance« (MIT Press, 2010), »Alien Agency: Experimental Encounters with Art in the Making« (MIT Press, 2015) and »Sensing Machines: How Sensors Shape our Everyday Lives« (MIT Press, 2022).
The Cluster is excited to be working closely together on technology-enabled artistic engagement with digital immersion, mixed realities, and the convergence of media and performative practices. Congratulations, Chris Salter!