Anna Ridler

Anna Ridler is an artist who works with systems of knowledge and how technologies are created in order to better understand the world. She is particularly interested in the natural world. Her process often involves working with collections of information or data, particularly datasets. Her work has been exhibited at cultural institutions worldwide including Times Square, the Barbican Centre, the Centre Pompidou, HeK (House of Electronic Arts, Basel), the Photographers’ Gallery, ZKM (Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe), the Ars Electronica Center, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. She received an honorary mention in the 2019 Ars Electronica Golden Nica awards for the category AI and Life Art.

From An Interview with Anna Ridler, July 2026