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Don Ritter

Male

Born in: Camrose (Canada) on 3 April 1959.

Currently living: Hong Kong (Hong Kong).

Activity: Photography; Video; Installation; Digital Graphics; Mix Media; Performance;

Don Ritter is a Canadian artist and writer who has been active internationally in the field of digital media art since 1986. His large, interactive installations enable audiences to control their experiences through body motion, position, or voice. During his interactive performances, video projections are intricately controlled by live music. Ritter's recent writings examine the relationships between aesthetics, ethics, and digital media.

Ritter completed his graduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center For Advanced Visual Studies, MIT Media Lab, and Harvard University’s Carpenter Center. He has undergraduate degrees in fine arts and psychology from the University of Waterloo, and a diploma in electronics engineering technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Ritter’s work has been presented at festivals, museums, and galleries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. His installations, performances, and prints have been presented at SITE Santa Fe (USA), Winter Olympics 2010 Cultural Olympiad (Vancouver), Metrònom (Barcelona), Sonambiente Sound Festival (Berlin), Exit Festival (Paris), Ars Electronica (Linz), and New Music America (New York City). His most widely exhibited work is Intersection, a sound installation that has been presented in nine countries since 1993. Ritter’s work has received support and recognition from the Canada Council, The Banff Centre (Canada), Pratt Institute (USA), ZKM (Germany), Ars Electronica (Austria), DGArtes (Portugal), the Goethe Institute (Germany), and the European Union Culture Programme.

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