Ken Rinaldo

Who is Ken Rinaldo?

Ken Rinaldo is an American artist and educator internationally recognized for his interactive robotics and bio-art installations. He creates interactive art installations that explore the intersection between nature and technology. His robotic and bio-art installations seek to merge the organic and electromechanical seamlessly through sonification, interactivity and motion, expressing a gentle symbiosis.

His works are influenced by living systems theories, interspecies communication, artificial life research, and the idea of emergent properties. His work also deals with ecological issues often overlooked in favor of technological progress.

Ken Rinaldo's best known works are Autopoiesis, an a-life robotic installation exploring the idea of group consciousness and Augmented Fish Reality, a fish-driven robot.