Pia van Gelder is a Sydney based electronic media artist. Pia teaches Media Art at the College of Fine Arts and the University of Sydney. Pia’s current practice is centered around audio and video performing machines.
Pia uses a combination of open and hacked everyday circuits with newly invented machines. These machines often reinterpret media in an unconventional way, often by bending or breaking signals. Pia is interested in how a challenged machine or electronic system may contribute aesthetically to media composition and performance. Her practice investigates the validity of machines as performers and authors. Pia is also the Overlord for Dorkbot, a regular event for “people doing strange things with electricity”.
