Alison Nguyen: ‘my favorite software is being here’
Alison Nguyen, my favorite software is being here, 2021. 20 min. All rights reserved by the artist
About the Work
Andra8, the main character in Alison Nguyen’s film my favorite software is being here, was created by an algorithm and raised by the Internet in a virtual void. From the apartment where she has been placed, Andra8 works as a digital labourer, surviving off the data from her ‘freemium’ jobs as a virtual assistant, data janitor, life coach, aspiring influencer and content creator.
About the Artist
Alison Nguyen (b. 1986; based in New York, USA) is visual artist and filmmaker working across video, installation, performance and sculpture. Her practice combines the personal with an exploration into broader forces of history, specifically those entwined with technology. Nguyen’s work has been presented at the Museum of Modern Art; MIT List Center for Visual Arts; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea; Vienna Secession; The Everson Museum; The Dowse Art Museum; e-flux; The International Studio & Curatorial Program; Murmurs; op.cit.; Signs and Symbols; KAJE; Microscope Gallery; Ann Arbor Film Festival; International Film Festival Oberhausen; CPH:DOX; Edinburgh International Film Festival; True/False Film Festival; Open City Documentary Festival; and Channels Festival International Biennial of Video Art, among others.
About EMAP x FRIEZE FILM SEOUL
For the third year in a row, Frieze Film returns to Frieze Seoul 2024. This year’s programme is presented in partnership with Ewha Media Art Presentation (EMAP) and is on view from 2 – 6 September at Ewha Womans University and online at frieze.com.
Curated by Joowon Park and Valentine Umansky, this year’s programme is titled ‘All that Weaves the Universe: Of Quantum Entanglements’. It brings together time-based media works of 37 international artists, unfolding across eight chapters.
