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Roy Ascott Artist

British artist Roy Ascott (born 26 October 1934), Ars Electronica Golden Nica award winner, works with cybernetics and telematics on cybernetic art, focusing on the impact of digital and telecommunications networks on consciousness. He is President of the Planetary Collegium, and DeTao Master of Technoetic Arts at the Beijing DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai. He is the founding editor of the research journal Technoetic Arts, an honorary editor of Leonardo Journal, and author of such the books as Telematic Embrace: Visionary Theories of Art, Technology and Consciousness, "未来就是现在:艺术,技术和意识", "테크노에틱 아트", and "テレマティックス：新しい美学の構築に向かって".His Golden Nica award was in the new Prix Ars Electronica 2014 category for visionary pioneers of media art, that is “those men and women whose artistic, technological and social achievements have decisively influenced and advanced the development of new artistic directions.”