{"id":16042,"date":"2024-05-30T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/?page_id=16042"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:50:52","slug":"connected-minds-artist-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/connected-minds-artist-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the Future of Art and Technology: Meet the 2026 Connected Minds Artist-in-Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18807\" style=\"width:797px;height:433px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-391x260.jpeg 391w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/DSC1868-edited-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the crossroads of imagination and innovation, the Connected Minds Artist-in-Residence program, in collaboration with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Art and Technology, empowers visionary creators to reshape how we perceive and interact with technology. This initiative invites artists to delve into the ethical and social dimensions of emerging technologies, pushing boundaries through interdisciplinary research, community engagement, and bold artistic experimentation. With access to cutting-edge research spaces, dynamic collaborations with scholars and students, and the resources to produce transformative work, Artists-in-Residence play a vital role in advancing Connected Minds' mission: building a healthier, more just society through equitable and inclusive technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are excited to announce the 2026 Artist-in-Residence. <strong>Mani Mazinani<\/strong> will be working on an exciting research-creation project exploring the physiological, emotional, and neurological impact of sound and music using AI. 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kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane16042_5fd8bd-5d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Current Connected Minds Artist-in-Residence<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/10\/2025_Mani-Mazinani-portrait_01-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60c730228b581a3a603bd18629bda275\" style=\"color:#e31738\">Mani Mazinani<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mani Mazinani<\/strong>\u00a0(b.1984, Tehran) is a Toronto-based artist making installation, video, film, sculpture, photographs, multiples, sound and music. His practice evolved from an early interest in sound recording, now working with the process of translating thoughts into recordings in various media. His visual work thinks about scale and perception, often combining subject matter and medium. Mazinani is currently researching origins of ancient thought, perceptual limitations of humans, and improvisation. Exhibition and performance history includes Evergreen Brick Works (2024), MOCA Toronto (2024), Tate Modern (2019), The Bentway, Toronto (2018), Tehran International Electronic Music Festival (2017), SIP Culture Centre, Suzhou (2016). (Mani Mazinani Portrait, 2025, Photo by Jill L. Aston)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane16042_d61207-86\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past Connected Minds Artists-in-Residence<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/12\/Ar-Photo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/12\/Ar-Photo.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/12\/Ar-Photo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/12\/Ar-Photo-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d7245d30e4e91bbdb4c3c0bbf778ef1\" style=\"color:#e31738\">Ar Ducao<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ar Ducao (they\/them pronouns) is an artist, engineer, educator, and organizer who works with underrepresented and incarcerated learners. They cofounded Multimer, a patent-holding bio-spatial analytics firm awarded by the National Science Foundation SBIR (small business innovation research) program. They are also executive producer and lead creator of The Great Tit is a Bird, a sci-fi arthouse animation series and audio drama. Ducao is a part-time professor at NYU School of Engineering, NYU Prison Program, and MIT MITES. 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