Taeyoon Choi will join the Lift Conference via a video recorded presentation from his studio in New York City. He will talk about recent projects and related issues in the networked environment, which is potentially a tool of control, deception, and profit for the power. Choi will share his insights in working around the limitation, and presents the to innovative hacking and creative misuse, through open source practice. Projects such as ‘Camerautomata Charlie’ and ‘Liars Picnic’ will be explained. Choi will also mention his inspirations from favorite micro communities and activist’s use of technology for social change.

Taeyoon Choi is an artist and culture organizer based in New York City and Seoul. Choi is known for working with mobile media for participatory performance and urban intervention. In the other side of the tiny studio, he can be found writing fiction, making photographs and drawing, and collaborating with imaginative communities.