Nye Thompson
artist.
Nye Thompson is an artist-turned-software-designer-turned-artist. She is known for her experimental software architectures exploring network-embedded power dynamics and machinic visions of the world. Following a Fine Art degree at YBA-era Goldsmiths, University of London, Thompson took a sideways step to immerse herself in the newly-created World Wide Web. She spent the next two decades designing software, focused on the human-machine interface and big data analytics. In 2012, she returned to art college to do a Masters degree, subsequently quitting her corporate software career to become an artist. Thompson is based in the UK and operates between London and Mid Wales. She initially came to public attention in 2016 for her first solo show, Backdoored.io , an exploration of the secret life of security cameras and the global phenomenon of self-surveillance. The exhibition, described by Channel 4 News as “too shocking to broadcast,” became global clickbait and triggered an international government complaint. Since then, Thompson has exhibited globally, including at Tate Modern, the Barbican, and The V&A, London; The Lowry, Salford; The Louvre, Paris; ZKM, Karlsruhe; and Ars Electronica, Linz.
From The Lumen Interview | Nye Thompson and UBERMORGEN, September 2022
